Table 1 Comparison of preoperative demographic and nutritional variables. n (%)
From: Laparoscopic vs. open feeding jejunostomy insertion in oesophagogastric cancer
Open jejunostomy (n = 126) | Laparoscopic jejunostomy (n = 31) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at surgery (years) | 66.9 | 62.6 | 0.014 |
Sex is ‘man’ n (%) | 99 (79) | 21 (68) | 0.20 |
Mean Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 27.9 | 26.7 | 0.36 |
Mean preoperative serum albumin (g/L) | 32.3 | 31.0 | 0.20 |
Median performance status (ECOG) | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
TNM | |||
T 1 | 7 (6) | 4 (13) | NS |
2 | 27 (23) | 8 (27) | |
3 | 76 (63) | 15 (50) | |
4 | 10 (8) | 3 (10) | |
N 0 | 43 (35) | 14 (47) | NS |
1 | 54 (44) | 13 (43) | |
2 | 22 (18) | 3 (10) | |
3 | 4 (3) | 0 (-) | |
Histology group | |||
Squamous cell carcinoma | 24 (19) | 7 (23) | NS |
Adenocarcinoma | 100 (79) | 23 (74) | |
Other | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | |
ASA Classification | |||
I | 32 (25) | 12 (40) | NS |
II | 89 (71) | 18 (60) | |
III | 6 (4) | 0 (-) | |
Comorbidities | |||
None | 61 | 17 | |
Active Smoker | 11 | 8 | |
Asthma/COPD | 8 | 5 | NS |
Hypertension | 30 | 3 | |
Coronary artery disease | 9 | 0 | |
History of stroke | 0 | 1 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 13 | 3 | |
Prior abdominal surgery | 5 | 3 | |