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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2007; 13(27): 3738-3741
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3738
Published online Jul 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3738
Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients n (%)
| Characteristics | Drain group | No-drain group | P value |
| (n = 56) | (n = 52) | ||
| Age (yr) | 54.34 ± 11.23 | 57.54 ± 13.45 | 0.859 |
| Sex (male:female | 36:20 | 33:19 | 0.864 |
| Tumor stage | 0.468 | ||
| IA | 4 (7.14) | 3 (5.76) | |
| IB | 6 (10.71) | 4 (9.61) | |
| II | 11 (19.64) | 13 (25.00) | |
| IIIA | 11 (19.64) | 10 (19.23) | |
| IIIB | 9 (16.07) | 10 (19.23) | |
| IV | 15 (26.78) | 12 (23.07) | |
| Operation type | 0.284 | ||
| Radical | 38 (67.85) | 37 (71.15) | |
| Palliative | 18 (32.14) | 15 (28.84) | |
| LN dissection | 0.352 | ||
| D1 | 20 (35.71) | 17 (32.69) | |
| D2 | 36 (64.28) | 35 (67.31) |
- Citation: Kumar M, Yang SB, Jaiswal VK, Shah JN, Shreshtha M, Gongal R. Is prophylactic placement of drains necessary after subtotal gastrectomy? World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(27): 3738-3741
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i27/3738.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i27.3738