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Table 1 Demographics and surgical outcomes of patients who underwent laparoscopic T-tube feeding jejunostomy

From: Laparoscopic T-tube feeding jejunostomy as an adjunct to staging laparoscopy for upper gastrointestinal malignancies: the technique and review of outcomes

Variable

Value

Range

Number of patients

15

 

Age (years, mean ± SD)

63.3 ± 7.3

48.0–73.0

Gender (male:female)

11:4

 

Body mass index

19.8 ± 2.8

15.0–23.5

ASA

 1

2

 

 2

12

 3

1

Operative time (minutes, mean ± SD)

66.0 ± 7.4

55.0–80.0

Postoperative hospital stay (days, mean ± SD)

5.6 ± 2.2

2.0–9.0

Operative-related complications

0

 

Conversion to laparotomy

0

Early complications

 Minora

3

 

 Majorb

0

Late complications

 Minorc

7

 

 Majorb

0

  1. aMinor early complications: 3 patients with feed intolerance
  2. bMajor complications: tube-related complications requiring re-operation
  3. cMinor late complications: 4 minor leaks and skin excoriation & 3 tube dislodgement