Table 4 Postoperative morbidity and mortality rates in the simultaneous cholecystectomy group and the gastrectomy only group
Simultaneous cholecystectomy (n = 62) | Gastrectomy only (n = 1691) | χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative morbidity | 8.1% (4.9) | 8.9% (145) | 0.021 | 0.997 |
Wound infection | 8.1% (5) | 8.7% (147) | 0.030 | 0.991 |
Hemorrhage | 3.2% (2) | 3.3% (55) | 0.021 | 0.998 |
Anastomotic leak | 6.4% (4) | 7.2% (121) | 0.045 | 0.997 |
Duodenal stump leak | 1.6% (1) | 1.7% (29) | 0.031 | 0.992 |
Gastric stasis | 12.8% (8) | 14.8% (251) | 0.179 | 0.855 |
Intraabdominal abscess | 3.2% (2) | 3.1% (52) | 0.022 | 0.998 |
Pulmonary infection | 6.4% (4) | 6.7% (114) | 0.008 | 0.998 |
Diarrhea | 17.7% (11) | 17.4% (295) | 0.004 | 1.000 |
Postoperative cholangitis | 8.1% (5) | 9.6% (162) | 0.159 | 0.828 |
Postoperative pancreatitis | 11.3% (7) | 13.2% (224) | 0.200 | 0.848 |
Postoperative mortality | 1.6% (1) | 2.2% (38) | 0.111 | 1.000 |