Clinicopathological analysis of patients with gastric cancer in 1200 cases

Table 1 Comparison of operation manner with numbers of lymph nodes, time for operation, amount of blood transfusion during operation, hospitalization days and complications (^-x±s_x)

Manners of operation	N (1200)	Numbers lymph nodes	Time for operation (h)	Amount of blood transfusion (mL)	Hospitalization stays (days)	Complication (%)	Positive resection margin (%)
Distal gastrectomy	768	11.7 ± 0.3*	3.3 ± 0.04	426.5 ± 17.1*	16.9 ± 0.7	9.1	3.8
Proximal gastrectomy via abdomen	72	9.6 ± 0.4	4.0 ± 0.1*	629.5 ± 43.3*	18.3 ± 1.5	17*	8.2*
Proximal gastrectomy via thorax	264	8.2 ± 0.2	3.3 ± 0.03	771.5 ± 19.5	15.5 ± 0.6	1.6	8.7*
Total gastrectomy	96	13.8 ± 0.7*	4.6 ± 0.1*	768.2 ± 47.6	19.8 ± 1.7	12.9	9.3*
P		< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	> 0.05	< 0.001	= 0.01

*Compared with other operative approaches.