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. 2022 Nov 14;28(42):6056–6067. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i42.6056

Table 3.

Postoperative infection-related complications significantly affect gastric cancer patients with postoperative chylous ascites to remove abdominal drainage tubes in time


Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
DT clamping 0.39 (0.11-1.72) 0.281 - -
Postoperative HGB 1.49 (0.72-3.08) 0.283 - -
Postoperative ALB 1.82 (0.88-3.76) 0.303 1.09 (0.98-1.21) 0.127
Maximum drainage 0.98 (0.47-2.05) 0.367 - -
Postoperative intake time 2.22 (1.10-4.48) 0.031 1.86 (0.94-4.21) 0.234
CA onset time 0.81 (0.40-1.62) 0.486 - -
Duration of antibiotic usage 0.45 (0.22-0.91) 0.009 0.86 (0.76-0.96) 0.009
Postoperative infection 2.20 (1.21-4.61) 0.003 2.40 (1.63-4.14) 0.007
AJCC Stage 0.95 (0.75-1.21) 0.676 - -
LN dissection 0.87 (0.53-1.42) 0.595 - -
Age 1.34 (0.66-2.70) 0.471 - -
Gender 2.02 (0.85-4.78) 0.141 3.13 (0.85-11.1) 0.187

HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval; HGB: Hemoglobin; ALB: Albumin; AJCC: American Joint Committee on Cancer; LN: Lymph node; DT: Drainage tube; CA: Chylous ascites.