Table 2 Postoperative complications between the two groups
From: Anastomosis for distal gastrectomy in Chinese patients: uncut roux-Y or roux-Y?
Complication | Number of patients | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uncut Roux-Y | Roux-Y | |||
Overall complications | 30 (20.8) | 31 (33.7) | 0.028 | |
Abdominal complications | 26 (18.1) | 30 (32.6) | 0.010 | |
Haemorrhage | Intra-abdominal | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 0.390 |
Anastomosis site | 2 (1.4) | 1 (1.1) | 1.000 | |
Wound dehiscence | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.2) | 0.562 | |
Infection | Pulmonary | 5 (3.5) | 7 (7.6) | 0.158 |
Abdominal | 7 (4.9) | 12 (13.0) | 0.024 | |
Central line | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 0.390 | |
Blood borne | 0 | 3 (3.3) | 0.058 | |
Wound | 1 (0.7) | 2 (2.2) | 0.562 | |
UTIa | 0 | 0 | NA | |
Motility disorder (Need for NGT > 5 days) | 6 (4.2) | 2 (2.2) | 0.488 | |
Motility disorder | 17 (11.8) | 12 (13.0) | 0.778 | |
Anastomotic leakage | 2 (1.4) | 7 (7.6) | 0.030 | |
Impaired renal function | 4 (2.8) | 4 (4.3) | 0.715 | |
Respiratory failure | 0 | 2 (2.2) | 0.151 | |
Cardiac | 0 | 4 (4.3) | 0.022 | |
DVTb/PEc | 0 | 0 | NA | |
ICU admission | 3 (2.1) | 4 (4.3) | 0.317 | |
Readmission | 8 (5.6) | 4 (4.3) | 0.770 | |
Reoperation | 2 (1.4) | 3 (3.3) | 0.381 | |