Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the 43 elderly patients
From: Effectiveness of postoperative elemental diet (Elental®) in elderly patients after gastrectomy
C-group (n = 21) | N-group (n = 22) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: median (range) (years) | 82.7 (80–89) | 82.8 (80–91) | 0.548 |
Sex | 0.907 | ||
Male | 13 | 14 | |
Female | 8 | 8 | |
ASA | 0.595 | ||
1–2 | 18 | 20 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | |
BMI | 21.5 | 22.2 | 0.528 |
Operative approach | 0.477 | ||
Open | 14 | 12 | |
Laparoscopic | 7 | 10 | |
cStage | 0.323 | ||
I | 14 | 12 | |
II | 3 | 5 | |
III | 4 | 4 | |
IV | 0 | 1 | |
Operative duration (min) | 242 (195–528) | 278 (200–417) | 0.215 |
Blood loss (mL) | 200 (0–963) | 248 (0–1667) | 0.827 |
Adjuvant chemotherapy | 3 (14.3 %) | 2 (9.1 %) | 0.595 |