Table 2 Surgery characteristics of 249 patients
Characteristics | Case no. (%) |
|---|---|
Type of gastric resection | |
Total gastrectomy | 115 (46.2) |
Proximal gastrectomy | 134 (53.8) |
Surgical approach | |
Left thoracotomy | 73 (29.3) |
Ivor Lewis | 1 (0.4) |
Transhiatal | 175 (70.3) |
Intraoperative blood transfusion | |
Yes | 231 (92.8) |
No | 18 (7.2) |