Influencing factors of postoperative early delayed gastric emptying after minimally invasive Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy

Table 2 Univariate analysis of influential factors for early postoperative delayed gastric emptying in patients with esophageal cancer

Item	DGE group (n = 49)	Control group (n = 107)	t or χ2	P
Age (yr)	59.15 ± 9.85	50.98 ± 10.33	4.651	0.000
Gender (male/female)	35/14	77/30	0.005	0.945
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	196.53 ± 70.91	176.26 ± 50.17	2.046	0.042
Chest drainage time (d)	9.97 ± 4.06	8.01 ± 6.32	1.989	0.048
Anxiety score (≥ 45 points/< 45 points)	25/24	20/87	17.114	0.000
Analgesic pump use (yes/no)	29/20	32/75	12.098	0.001
Perioperative albumin level (g/L)	27.43 ± 8.56	34.12 ± 7.43	-4.972	0.000
Interval from surgery to enteral nutrition (d)	3.42 ± 1.32	1.87 ± 0.96	8.281	0.000
Operative time (min)	276.15 ± 60.43	247.68 ± 57.31	1.438	0.152
Postoperative fluid volume (mL)	2034.56 ± 260.43	1544.96 ± 246.17	11.322	0.000
Diabetes (yes/no)	9/40	25/82	0.492	0.482

DGE: Delayed gastric emptying.