Table 2 Comparison of outcomes and complications after total gastrectomy (n = 75)

Number of retrieved lymph nodes (mean ± SD)

42.7 ± 18.7

43.0 ± 24.2

0.81

Operating time (min) in mean ± SD

225.9 ± 92.0

200.9 ± 58.3

0.08

Blood loss (ml) in mean ± SD

467.9 ± 600.2

318.5 ± 407.1

0.32

Postoperative hospital stay (day) in mean ± SD

22.8 ± 15.7

18.8 ± 9.6

0.70

Postoperative complications

 Cardiac

0

3

0.20

 Pneumonia

4

4

0.33

 Incisional SSI

12

6

0.001

 Ileus

2

0

0.05

 Anastomotic leakage

6

3

0.03

 Pancreatic fistula

2

1

0.23

 Abdominal abscess

4

3

0.19

 Postoperative hemorrhage

1

2

0.96

 Other

4

5

0.53