Novel management indications for conservative treatment of chylous ascites after gastric cancer surgery

Figure 2 Delayed drainage tube removal has an important influence on gastric cancer patients with postoperative chylous ascites. ^bP < 0.01. ^cP < 0.001. A: The status of drainage tube (DT) after discharged in gastric cancer (GC) patients with postoperative chylous ascites (CA); B: Postoperative hospitalization have a significantly positive correlation with the time of removal DT in GC patients discharged without DT; C: Time of removal DT in GC patients with postoperative CA who discharged without DT; D: The definition of delayed DT removal in GC patients with postoperative CA; E: Delayed DT removal obviously increase medical resources consumption and economic burden in GC patients with postoperative CA. GC: Gastric cancer; CA: Chylous ascites; DT: Drainage tube; PHD: Postoperative hospitalization duration; THD: Total hospitalization duration; AU: time of antibiotic usage; HC: Hospitalization cost.