Effect of somatostatin in advanced gastric cancer after D2 radical gastrectomy

Table 5 Post-operative amylase in blood and drainage fluid and peritoneal drainage volumes of patients with pancreatic fistula in the study group and the control group

	Day 1 post-operation		Day 3 post-operation		Day 5 post-operation
	Study group (n = 8)	Control group (n = 7)	Study group (n = 8)	Control group (n = 7)	Study group (n = 8)	Control group (n = 7)
Serum amylase	165.1 ± 40.2	179.1 ± 64.2	79.0 ± 33.4	107.8 ± 45.2	49.0 ± 22	80.7 ± 48.8
	t value = 0.577	P = 0.572	t value = 1.590	P = 0.130	t value = 1.853	P = 0.081
Drainage volume	191.0 ± 61.2	281.7 ± 106.4	171.1 ± 44.0	224.0 ± 54.6	120.0 ± 64.1	178.9 ± 47.6
	t value = 2.309	P = 0.034	t value = 2.308	P = 0.034	t value = 2.251	P = 0.038
Amylase in drainage fluid	808.6 ± 133.5	1108.6 ± 246.9	388.0 ± 154.5	630.3 ± 215.0	108.4 ± 72.1	134.6 ± 92.6
	t value = 2.521	P = 0.022	t value = 2.532	P = 0.025	t value = 0.616	P = 0.549