Table 5 Mortality and complication rates in patients with cardiac cancer of the remnant stomach and primary cardiac cancer
Variables | Primary cardiac cancer of remnant stomach (n = 48) | Primary cardiac cancer (n = 96) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Overall complication | 10 (20.8) | 11 (11.5) | 0.138 |
Surgical complication | 5 (10.4) | 5 (6.7) | 0.255 |
Anastomotic leak | 1 (2.1) | 2 (2.1) | |
Subdiaphragmatic abscess | 0 | 1 (1.0) | |
Anastomotic stricture | 2 (4.2) | 1 (1.0) | |
Abdominal abscess | 2 (4.2) | 1 (1.0) | |
Non-surgical complication | 5 (10.4) | 6 (6.3) | 0.380 |
Pneumonia | 2 (4.2) | 3 (3.1) | |
Cardiac | 0 | 1 (1.0) | |
Abnormal liver function | 2 (4.2) | 1 (1.0) | |
Other infection | 1 (2.1) | 2 (2.1) |