Table 5 Palliative resection vs no resection; patient characteristics
From: Gastric carcinoma: review of the results of treatment in a community teaching hospital
Palliative resection (R1/R2) | No resection (GE/exploration) | |
|---|---|---|
no. of patients | 51 | 66 |
median age (yr) | 70 | 68 |
comorbidity (%) | 63 | 47 |
complications (%) | 39 | 21 |
adjuvant therapy (%) | 31 | 18 |
no. of patients: male | 34 | 43 |
no. of patients: female | 17 | 23 |
admission days | ||
median (range) | 12 (1–66) | 8 (0–45) |
30 day mortality (%) | 16 | 20 |
6 months survival % | 67 | 27 |
1 yr survival % | 43 | 3 |
2 yr survival % | 18 | 1 |
stage 1a (No. Of patients) | 0 | 0 |
stage 1b (No. Of patients) | 0 | 0 |
stage 2 (No. Of patients) | 3 | 1 |
stage 3a (No. Of patients) | 17 | 6 |
stage 3b (No. Of patients) | 4 | 3 |
stage 4 (No. Of patients) | 27 | 53 |
unknown stage | 0 | 3 |