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Table 2 Comparison of postoperative complications in the PG-DTR and TG groups

From: The comparison of long-term oncological outcomes and complications after proximal gastrectomy with double tract reconstruction versus total gastrectomy for proximal gastric cancer

 

PG-DTR

(n = 128)

TG

(n = 260)

P value

Incision infection

  

0.977

 Yes

5 (3.9%)

10 (3.8%)

 

 No

123 (96.1%)

250 (96.2%)

 

Pulmonary infection

  

0.424

 Yes

6 (4.7%)

8 (3.1%)

 

 No

122 (95.3%)

252 (96.9%)

 

Abdominal infection

  

0.516

 Yes

5 (3.9%)

7 (2.7%)

 

 No

123 (96.1%)

253 (97.3%)

 

Anastomotic fistula or stenosis

  

0.682

 Yes

3 (2.3%)

8 (3.1%)

 

 No

125 (97.7%)

252 (96.9%)

 

Intestinal obstruction

  

0.733

 Yes

1 (0.8%)

3 (1.2%)

 

 No

127 (99.2%)

257 (98.8%)

 

GR

  

0.041

 Yes

11 (8.6%)

42 (16.2%)

 

 No

117 (91.4%)

218 (83.8%)

 

Anemia

  

0.007

 Yes

38 (29.7%)

114 (43.8%)

 

 No

90 (70.3%)

146 (56.2%)

 

Hypoalbuminemia

  

 < 0.001

 Yes

27 (21.1%)

128 (49.2%)

 

 No

101 (78.9%)

132 (50.8%)

 
  1. PG proximal gastrectomy, DTR double tract reconstruction, TG total gastrectomy, GR gastroesophageal reflux. GR, anemia, and hypoproteinemia were the indicators of nutritional follow-up 1 year after the operation. The P value of categorical data was obtained from the chi-squared test