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

Table 3 Postoperative recovery of patients in the four groups

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	P value
n	22	22	22	21
Drainage tube Removal time (d)	7.82 ± 2.09	7.68 ± 1.70	8.41 ± 2.09	7.76 ± 1.87	0.590
First fluid diet intake time (d)	3.82 ± 0.91	5.14 ± 1.13	3.50 ± 1.01	4.95 ± 1.07	< 0.001
First exhaust time (d)	3.23 ± 0.53	4.23 ± 0.75	3.14 ± 0.56	4.19 ± 0.81	< 0.001
Length of postoperative hospital stay (d)	11.73 ± 1.52	13.55 ± 1.44	11.45 ± 1.77	13.43 ± 1.89	< 0.001