Original Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2013; 19(38): 6427-6437
Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6427
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics (n = 104 cases)
Age (yr, mean ± SD)58.2 ± 12.6
Gender (male/female)66:38
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)22.12 ± 4.64
ASA status
I28
II72
III4
Comorbidity
Diabetes14
Valvular heart disease6
Chronic atrial fibrillation4
Hypertension26
Occlusive vascular disease4
Chronic anemia18
Primary bronchiectasis2
Table 2 Intraoperative data and early outcome (mean ± SD)
Type of gastrectomy and anastomosis
Total esophagojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction54
DistalGastroduodenostomy/gastrojejunostomy38
ProximalEsophagogastrostomy12
TNM staging
I26
II32
III46
Operative time (min)
Overall272.52 ± 53.91
Total gastrectomy302.5 ± 20.28
Distal subtotal gastrectomy266.54 ± 35.26
Proximal gastrectomy264.82 ± 40.33
Construction time (min)45.8 ± 26.0
Total number of retrieved lymph node23.1 ± 5.3
Estimated blood loss (mL)80.78 ± 32.37
Hospital stay after surgery (d)6.2 ± 2.5
Table 3 Postoperative complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification
ComplicationsGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3aGrade 3bGrade 4Grade 5
Anastomosis leakage1
Gastroplegia2
Prolonged ileus2
Alimentary tract obstruction1
Alimentary tract hemorrhage1
Poor incision healing2
Pulmonary infection11
Abdominal infection or abscess1
Intra-abdominal bleeding1
Total17311