Comparative analysis of two digestive tract reconstruction methods in total laparoscopic radical total gastrectomy

Table 2 Recent clinical outcomes of the two groups of patients

	DTR (n = 31)	RY (n = 31)	P value
Operation time (min)	307.58 ± 65.14	272.45 ± 62.09	0.016a
Blood loss during operation (mL)	47.42 ± 29.77	47.58 ± 29.21	0.971
Number of lymph node dissection	45.16 ± 15.10	47.97 ± 16.84	0.512
The first postoperative exhaust time (d)	3.23 ± 0.72	3.06 ± 1.18	0.158
The first time to eat liquid food after operation (d)	4.45 ± 1.18	6.0 ± 5.18	0.028a
Hospital stay after operation (d)	7.71 ± 2.15	8.87 ± 5.49	0.65
Operative complications			0.079
Grade II
Pneumonia	17	22
Lower limb thrombosis	11	14
Grade III
Abdominal infection	0	2
Anastomotic bleeding	0	1
Esophageal jejunum anastomotic fistula	0	1
White blood cells (109/L)
Preoperative	5.73 ± 1.41	5.22 ± 1.59	0.19
The first day after surgery	11.51 ± 2.81	10.79 ± 3.14	0.344
The third day after surgery	8.24 ± 2.15	7.65 ± 3.13	0.39
The fifth day after surgery	6.86 ± 1.82	7.43 ± 2.15	0.265
Neutrophils (109/L)
Preoperative	3.61 ± 1.38	3.28 ± 1.25	0.32
The first day after surgery	10.01 ± 2.73	9.47 ± 2.89	0.449
The third day after surgery	6.74 ± 1.95	6.29 ± 2.97	0.486
The fifth day after surgery	5.02 ± 1.75	5.68 ± 1.99	0.167
Platelets (109/L)
Preoperative	232.97 ± 63.29	219.65 ± 54.07	0.376
The first day after surgery	198.77 ± 55.44	181.77 ± 51.13	0.214
The third day after surgery	173.45 ± 45.10	152.19 ± 49.45	0.082
The fifth day after surgery	187.94 ± 46.52	174.87 ± 58.41	0.334

^aP < 0.05.

Continuous variables are represented by mean ± SD, and categorical variables are represented by n (%). DTR: Double-tract reconstruction; RY: Roux-en-Y reconstruction.