From: Impact of retrieved lymph node count on short-term complications in patients with gastric cancer
Characteristics | All | RLN count | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
< 25 | ≥ 25 | |||
Overall (n) | 435 | 248 | 187 | 0.062 |
Grade I (n) | 231 | 132 | 99 | 0.198 |
Fever > 37.5 °C | 144 | 85 | 59 | |
Emesis | 156 | 83 | 73 | |
Pain | 30 | 18 | 12 | |
Abdominopelvic collection | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Pleural effusion | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Grade II (n) | 137 | 78 | 59 | 0.366 |
Blood transfusions | 60 | 38 | 22 | |
Early postoperative bowel obstruction | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Gastroparesis | 25 | 14 | 11 | |
Liver function abnormalities | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wound infection | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Pneumonia | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
Intra-abdominal infections | 20 | 12 | 8 | |
Urinary tract infection | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Bacteremia | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
Grade III (n) | 59 | 32 | 27 | 0.878 |
Anastomotic leakage | 23 | 14 | 9 | |
Lymphatic leakage | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
Pancreatic fistula | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Biliary fistula | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Bleeding | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Abdominopelvic collection | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Pleural effusion | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wound disruption | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Delayed wound healing | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Gastroparesis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Early postoperative bowel obstruction | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Splenic necrosis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Grade IV (n) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.452 |
Heart failure | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kidney failure | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Brain infarction | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MODS | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Grade V (n) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 |
Grade ≥ III (n) | 67 | 38 | 29 | 0.562 |