Table 3 The comparison of postoperative recovery and survival outcomes between complication and control groups.

From: Analysis of postoperative complications and long term survival following radical gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer

 

Complication group

(n = 301), n (%)

Control group

(n = 2207), n (%)

Statistic

P value

Placement of jejunal nutrient tube

 

10.487

0.001

Absence

233 (77.4)

1870 (84.7)

  

Presence

68 (22.6)

337 (15.3)

  

Number of abdominal drainage tubes

 

16.355

 < 0.001

Single

114 (37.9)

1110 (50.3)

  

Multiple (≥ 2)

187 (62.1)

1097 (49.7)

  

Indwelling gastric tube (days)

6.0 (5.0, 8.5)

6.0 (5.0, 7.0)

− 6.270

 < 0.001

Indwelling catheter (days)

5.0 (3.0, 7.0)

4.0 (2.0, 6.0)

− 4.633

 < 0.001

Fasting (days)

8.0 (6.0, 10.5)

6.0 (5.0, 7.0)

− 11.274

 < 0.001

Hospital stays (days)

29.0 (22.0, 39.0)

16.0 (14.0, 20.0)

− 19.714

 < 0.001

1-year survival outcome

  

28.472

 < 0.001

Alive

251 (83.4)

2027 (91.8)

  

Died

44 (14.6)

136 (6.2)

  

Unknown

6 (2.0)

44 (2.0)

  

3-year survival outcome

  

13.129

0.001

Alive

193 (64.1)

1598 (72.4)

  

Died

98 (32.6)

510 (23.1)

  

Unknown

10 (3.3)

99 (4.5)

  

5-year survival outcome

  

12.853

0.002

Alive

104 (34.6)

875 (39.6)

  

Died

115 (38.2)

622 (28.2)

  

Unknown

82 (27.2)

710 (32.2)

  
  1. Data are reported as numbers (percentages) or median with the interquartile range (IQR).