Table 2.
Operative difficulty and short-term safety of pT4b gastric cancer patients who underwent MVR surgery
| Variables | Total (n=210) | Spleen (n=5) | Colon (n=35) | Pancreas (n=43) | Liver (n=19) | Other* (n=44) | Multiple organs (n=64) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean operative time /min | 209.8 | 250.8 | 199.6 | 209 | 209.6 | 184.8 | 222.3 | 0.057 |
| Blood transfusion | <0.001 | |||||||
| No | 99 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 42 | |
| Yes | 111 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 22 | |
| Blood transfusion /ml | 890.8 | 1500 | 878 | 871.9 | 968.4 | 740 | 927.5 | 0.201 |
| Mean postoperative hospital stay /d | 16.5 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 19 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 18.5 | <0.001 |
| Postoperative complications | 0.007 | |||||||
| No | 193 | 3 | 33 | 39 | 19 | 44 | 55 | |
| Yes | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Anastomotic leak | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Intra-abdominal infections | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Intra-abdominal hemorrhage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Postoperative intestinal obstruction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gastroparesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pulmonary complications | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pancreatic fistula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Including: abdominal wall, diaphragm, gallbladder, kidney.