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. 2022 Jun 30;9:899836. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.899836

Table 2.

Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative conditions among two groups.

Variables DTR (n = 60) ENGC (n = 58) χ2/t/Z p
 Volume of the gastric specimen −8.629 0.000
 ≥2/3 50 2
 ½ 10 46
 ≤1/3 0 10
Upper cutting margins (cm) 2.3 ± 1.6 2.6 ± 1.7 −1.056 0.293
Lower cutting margins (cm) 7.1 ± 2.2 5.1 ± 1.6 5.585 0.000
Operative approach 7.284 0.007
 Abdominal approach 40 20
 Left combined thoracoabdominal approach 20 29
Operation time (min) 143.9 ± 20.2 152.1 ± 26.8 −1.869 0.064
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) 128.0 ± 81.7 150.7 ± 68.4 −1.663 0.105
Tumor size (cm) 3.6 ± 1.1 3.8 ± 1.3 −1.102 0.273
 pT −1.146 0.252
 T1 5 3
 T2 31 26
 T3 20 24
 T4 4 5
 pN −0.391 0.696
 N0 31 32
 N1 20 18
 N2 7 7
 N3 2 1
First anal exhaust time (d) 3.4 ± 1.1 2.8 ± 1.3 2.524 0.013
Postoperative hospital stay (d) 10.7 ± 1.7 10.2 ± 2.7 1.718 0.088