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Table 2 Perioperative clinical features between the two groups

From: An improved method for gastric tube and anastomotic anvil placement during thoracoscopic and laparoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

Clinical features

Improved group (n = 37)

Traditional group (n = 35)

P value

Time consuming# (min)

21.3 ± 2.7

24.8 ± 3.1

0.000

Blood loss (ml)

337.6 ± 137.0

302.7 ± 138.2

0.286

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

11.1 ± 2.6

11.7 ± 3.1

0.254

Chest tube stay (days)

4.4 ± 1.8

5.5 ± 3.4

0.023

Postoperative fasting time (days)

6.6 ± 2.0

7.1 ± 3.2

0.326

Drainage volume (ml)

1122.3 ± 228.1

1047.6 ± 221.4

0.163

  1. #Gastric tube placement and esophagogastric anastomosis time consuming