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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2017; 23(27): 4978-4985
Published online Jul 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.4978
Published online Jul 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.4978
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | n = 223 |
Age in yr | 62.3 ± 9.9 |
Sex, n | |
Male | 159 |
Female | 64 |
BMI in kg/m2 | 23.0 ± 3.4 |
Comorbidities, n | |
Diabetes mellitus | 15 |
Hypertension | 72 |
Preoperative serum albumin in g/L | 38.3 ± 3.2 |
Preoperative hemoglobin in g/L | 123.4 ± 24.9 |
Preoperative CRP in g/L | 6.6 ± 10.3 |
CA 19-9 in ng/mL | |
≥ 37 | 43 |
< 37 | 180 |
CEA in ng/mL | |
≥ 5 | 26 |
< 5 | 197 |
Lymphocyte count as × 109/L | |
≥ 3 | 9 |
< 3 | 214 |
CRP on POD 3 in mg/L | 99.7 ± 60.9 |
ALB on POD 1 in g/L | 32.7 ± 3.6 |
ASA ≥ 3, n | 122 |
Clinical stage I/II/III/IV, n | 67/44/103/9 |
Mode of surgical approach, n | |
Laparoscopic | 18 |
Open | 205 |
Type of resection, n | |
Distal gastrectomy | 82 |
Proximal gastrectomy | 24 |
Total gastrectomy | 117 |
Degree of lymph node dissection ≥ 2, n | 180 |
Operation time in min | 239.1 ± 66.9 |
Blood loss in mL | 228.6 ± 146.2 |
Postoperative complications as Clavien-Dindo grade, n | |
I and II | 40 |
≥ III | 22 |
Postoperative stay in d | 15.8 ± 8.6 |
- Citation: Liu ZJ, Ge XL, Ai SC, Wang HK, Sun F, Chen L, Guan WX. Postoperative decrease of serum albumin predicts short-term complications in patients undergoing gastric cancer resection. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(27): 4978-4985
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i27/4978.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i27.4978