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Table 4 Details of postoperative complications after gastrectomy

From: Trunk fat volume can be a predictor of postoperative complications after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study

 

TFV-H group (n = 120)

TFV-L group (n = 112)

p value

BMI-H group (n = 50)

BMI-L group (n = 182)

p value

Complications (Clavien–Dindo classification score ≥ 2)

39 (32.5%)

18 (16.1%)

0.004

13 (26.0%)

44 (24.1%)

0.791

Severe complications (Clavien–Dindo classification score ≥ 3a)

13 (10.8%)

5 (4.5%)

0.070

4 (8.0%)

14 (7.7%)

0.943

Pneumonia

6 (5.0%)

1 (0.9%)

0.068

3 (6.0%)

4 (2.2%)

0.164

Anastomotic leakage

7 (5.8%)

3 (2.7%)

0.237

2 (4.0%)

8 (4.4%)

0.902

Pancreatic fistula

7 (5.8%)

1 (0.9%)

0.039

3 (6.0%)

5 (2.8%)

0.264

Incisional SSI

3 (2.5%)

6 (4.5%)

0.413

1 (2.0%)

7 (3.9%)

0.526

Anastomotic stenosis

3 (2.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0.092

0 (0.0%)

3 (1.7%)

0.361

Bleeding

1 (0.8%)

1 (0.9%)

0.961

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.1%)

0.457

Bowel obstruction

2 (1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0.170

1 (2.0%)

1 (0.6%)

0.326

FUO

2 (1.7%)

1 (0.9%)

0.602

1 (2.0%)

2 (1.1%)

0.617

Delayed gastric ejection

3 (2.5%)

3 (2.7%)

0.932

0 (0.0%)

6 (3.3%)

0.193

Others

8 (6.7%)

3 (2.7%)

0.153

2 (4.0%)

9 (5.0%)

0.781

  1. TFV trunk fat volume, BMI body mass index, SSI surgical site infection, FUO fever of unknown origin