Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients undergoing remnant gastrectomy
| Characteristics | Patients |
|---|---|
| (n = 65) | |
| Age, years | |
| Median | 71 |
| Interquartile range | 63.5–76 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 55 (84.6%) |
| Female | 10 (15.4%) |
| ASA | |
| 1 | 8 (12.3%) |
| 2 | 50 (76.9%) |
| 3 | 7 (10.8%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |
| Median | 20.8 |
| Interquartile range | 19.2–23.4 |
| Previous disease | |
| Benign | 17 |
| Malignant | 48 |
| Previous reconstruction | |
| Billroth I | 23 (35.4%) |
| Billroth II | 20 (30.8%) |
| Others | 22 (33.8%) |
| Years since previous surgery | |
| Median | 12 |
| Interquartile range | 6.5–24.5 |
| No. of comorbidities | |
| 0 | 24 (36.4%) |
| 1–2 | 37 (56.1%) |
| ≥3 | 5 (7.5%) |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists