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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2017; 9(5): 228-234
Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i5.228
Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i5.228
Table 4 Secondary outcome parameters
| Open gastrectomy (n = 25, 32.5%) | Laparoscopic gastrectomy (n = 52, 67.5%) | P value | |
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 592 (± 529, 100-2500) | 267 (± 316, 20-2000)1 | 0.002 |
| OR time (min) | 191 (± 95, range 95-554) | 286 (± 65, range 207-597) | < 0.001 |
| Lymph node yield (n) | 25 (± 10, 751) | 26 (± 8, 10-47) | 0.651 |
| Any complication | 15 (60%) | 16 (31%) | 0.025 |
| Grade Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3a | 7 (28%) | 6 (12%) | 0.104 |
| Anastomotic leakage | 3 (12%) | 2 (4%) | 0.322 |
| Mean length of stay (d) | 15 (± 14, 5-59) | 9 (± 12, 2-84) | 0.044 |
| Mean ICU stay (d) | 3 (± 10, 0-49) | 1 (± 5, 0-35) | 0.366 |
| Readmission | 4 (16%) | 6 (12%) | 0.720 |
- Citation: Tegels JJ, Silvius CE, Spauwen FE, Hulsewé KW, Hoofwijk AG, Stoot JH. Introduction of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in a Western tertiary referral centre: A prospective cost analysis during the learning curve. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2017; 9(5): 228-234
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v9/i5/228.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v9.i5.228