Short- and long-term outcomes associated with enhanced recovery after surgery protocol vs conventional management in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastrectomy

Table 3 Surgical results for enhanced recovery after surgery and conventional groups

Variable	Conventional group (n = 365)	ERAS group (n = 365)	P value
Extent of resection			0.716
Proximal gastrectomy, n (%)	9 (2.5)	6 (1.6)
Total gastrectomy, n (%)	90 (24.7)	88 (24.1)
Distal gastrectomy, n (%)	266 (72.9)	271 (74.2)
Reconstruction			0.520
Esophagogastrostomy, n (%)	7 (1.9)	6 (1.6)
Billroth-I, n (%)	11 (3.0)	7 (1.9)
Billroth-II, n (%)	21 (5.8)	29 (7.9)
Roux-en-Y, n (%)	326 (89.3)	323 (88.5)
Retrieved LN number (mean ± SD)	33.02 ± 13.14	32.72 ± 14.05	0.763
Operation time, min (mean ± SD)	198.35 ± 40.07	195.26 ± 42.94	0.315
Estimated blood loss, mL (mean ± SD)	72.49 ± 34.24	69.91 ± 34.22	0.308
Intraoperative transfusion, n (%)	23 (6.3)	16 (4.4)	0.249
Length of incision, cm (mean ± SD)	7.58 ± 1.54	7.47 ± 1.39	0.315
Time to first flatus, d (mean ± SD)	3.40 ± 1.21	2.50 ± 0.81	< 0.001
Time to first liquid intake, d (mean ± SD)	3.64 ± 1.20	1.02 ± 0.57	< 0.001
Time to ambulation, d (mean ± SD)	2.99 ± 1.51	1.47 ± 062	< 0.001
Postoperative hospital stay, d (mean ± SD)	8.67 ± 2.38	7.09 ± 1.76	< 0.001
30-d reoperation, n (%)	7 (1.9)	5 (1.4)	0.560
30-d readmission, n (%)	17 (4.7)	15 (4.1)	0.717
Medical cost, $ (mean ± SD)	7814.16 ± 1024.19	7621.75 ± 949.73	0.009

ERAS: Enhanced recovery after surgery; SD: Standard deviation; LN: Lymph node.