Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2020; 12(10): 1119-1132
Published online Oct 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i10.1119
Table 3 Surgical characteristics of patients with gastric cancer at different time periods, n (%)

2000-2004 (n = 647)
2005-2009 (n = 1452)
2010-2014 (n = 2645)
2000-2014 (n = 4744)
P value
Type of gastrectomy0.010
Proximal gastrectomy60 (9.3) 152 (10.5) 228 (8.6) 440 (9.3)
Subtotal distal gastrectomy398 (61.5) 946 (65.2) 1646 (62.2) 2990 (63)
Total gastrectomy189 (29.2) 354 (24.4) 771 (29.1) 1314 (27.7)
Local infiltration0.014
Yes100 (15.5) 268 (18.5) 538 (20.3) 906 (19.1)
No 547 (85.5) 1184 (81.5) 2107 (79.7) 3838 (80.9)
Margin status0.050
R0536 (82.8) 1139 (78.4) 2133 (80.6) 3808 (80.3)
R1/R2111 (17.2) 313 (21.6) 512 (19.4) 936 (19.7)
Joint resection0.000
Yes59 (9.1) 36 (2.5) 106 (4) 201 (4.2)
no588 (90.9) 1416 (97.5) 2539 (96) 4543 (95.8)
Early postoperative complications0.000
Yes 24 (3.7) 20 (1.4) 141 (5.3) 185 (3.9)
No 623 (96.3) 1432 (98.6) 2504 (94.7) 4558 (96.1)
No. of retrieved lymph nodes0.000
< 15559 (86.4) 633 (43.6) 349 (13.2) 1541 (32.5)
15-3081 (12.5) 678 (46.7) 1294 (48.9) 2053 (42.3)
≥ 307 (1.1) 141 (9.7) 1002 (37.9) 1150 (24.2)