Table 2.
Clinical characteristics differences between the normal and delayed drainage tube removal groups
|
Subgroup
|
No. of patients
|
|
|
Normal (n = 20)
|
Delayed DT removal (n = 33)
|
|
| Clamp DT | ||
| Yes | 7 | 0 |
| No | 13 | 0 |
| Preoperative HGB, g/L | ||
| ≤ 130 | 12 | 15 |
| > 130 | 8 | 18 |
| Preoperative ALB, g/L | ||
| ≤ 41 | 9 | 17 |
| > 41 | 11 | 16 |
| Maximum drainage, mL | ||
| ≤ 540 | 13 | 13 |
| > 540 | 7 | 20 |
| Postoperative intake1, d | ||
| ≤ 3 | 10 | 17 |
| > 3 | 10 | 16 |
| CA onset time, d | ||
| ≤ 7 | 15 | 16 |
| > 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Antibiotic usage, d | ||
| ≤ 5 | 12 | 16 |
| > 5 | 8 | 17 |
| Postoperative infection | ||
| Yes | 8 | 12 |
| No | 12 | 21 |
| AJCC stage | ||
| Early | 8 | 13 |
| Advanced | 12 | 20 |
| LN dissection | ||
| D1 | 6 | 2 |
| D2+ | 14 | 31 |
| Age, yr | ||
| ≤ 60 | 8 | 15 |
| > 60 | 12 | 18 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 15 | 26 |
| Female | 5 | 7 |
1
Time of oral feeding after gastric surgery.
HGB: Hemoglobin; ALB: Albumin; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; LN: Lymph node; DT: Drainage tube; CA: Chylous ascites.