Optimal choice of stapler and digestive tract reconstruction method after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A prospective case–control study

Table 2 Comparison of surgical and pathological indices of patients in the four groups

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	P value
n	22	22	22	21
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	120.36 ± 22.67	142.64 ± 30.64	123.23 ± 33.59	139.52 ± 32.84	0.034
Anastomosis time (min)	45.36 ± 3.32	59.23 ± 3.46	46.55 ± 3.17	60.10 ± 3.82	< 0.001
Operation time (min)	258.73 ± 23.78	274.77 ± 24.84	260.50 ± 21.73	276.33 ± 25.26	0.026
Maximum diameter of the gastric tumor (cm)	2.67 ± 0.52	2.54 ± 0.45	2.49 ± 0.52	2.60 ± 0.48	0.605
Total lymph node dissection (times)	29.27 ± 8.86	30.41 ± 8.43	28.27 ± 8.91	29.81 ± 8.07	0.865