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Table 2 Postoperative infections and other complications

From: Effect of preoperative immunonutrition on postoperative short-term clinical outcomes in patients with gastric cancer cachexia: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

IN(n?=?56)

SEN(n?=?56)

P

Gastrointestinal intolerance reactions, n(%)

5

2

0.242

Postoperative infectious complications, n(%)

12(21.4%)

22(37.5%)

0.040

 Pneumonia

7(12.5%)

13(23.2%)

0.139

 Urinary tract infection

4(7.1%)

7(12.5%)

0.508

 Intraabdominal infection

1(1.8%)

2(3.6%)

0.558

 CRBSI*

0

0

-

Other complication, n (%)

3(5.4%)

3(5.4%)

-

 Pancreatic fistula

2(3.6%)

1(1.8%)

0.558

 Gastroparesis

1(1.8%)

2(3.6%)

0.558

 Surgical anastomotic leak

0

0

-

Total incidence of complication, n (%)

15(28.6%)

25(44.6%)

0.049

Clavien-Dindo classification, n (%)

   

 I- II

14(25.0%)

23(41.1%)

0.054

 III

1(1.8%)

2(3.6%)

0.558

  1. *CRBSI, Catheter-related bloodstream infection