Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4623-4627
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4623
Table 2 Morbidities and mortalities
Patients
Total (%)
No drainage(n = 37, %)Drainage(n = 57, %)
Morbidities
Absent27 (73.0)30 (52.6)57 (60.6)
Present10 (27.0)27 (47.4)37 (39.4)
Wound infection2 (5.4)8 (14.0)10 (10.6)
Ascending infection0 (0.0)3 (5.3)3 (3.2)
Pneumonia2 (5.4)3 (5.3)5 (5.3)
Bleeding1 (2.7)3 (5.3)4 (4.3)
Anastomosis leakage1 (2.7)1 (1.8)2 (2.1)
Ascites3 (8.1)10 (17.5)13 (13.9)
Mortalities0 (0.0)2 (3.8)12 (2.1)