Table 2 Comparison of surgical outcomes between the cologastrostomy and colojejunostomy groups
Categories | Before matching | P value | After matching | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cologastrostomy group (n = 18) | Colojejunostomy group (n = 46) | Cologastrostomy group (n = 17) | Colojejunostomy group (n = 17) | |||
Operation time, median (quartiles), min | 494 (430–580) | 600 (499–660) | 0.001 | 499 (437–582) | 586 (511–653) | 0.013 |
Blood loss, median (quartiles), ml | 209 (123–479) | 485 (184–760) | 0.037 | 225 (230–507) | 550 (220–710) | 0.067 |
Lymph node dissection | 0.272 | 0.688 | ||||
Two-field | 13 (72%) | 26 (57%) | 12 (71%) | 14 (82%) | ||
Three-field | 5 (28%) | 20 (43%) | 5 (29%) | 3 (18%) | ||
Reconstruction route | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
Retrosternal | 18 (100%) | 46 (100%) | 17 (100%) | 17 (100%) | ||
Posterior mediastinum | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Percutaneous | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Anastomosis method (neck) | 0.068 | 0.017 | ||||
Hand sewn anastomosis | 2 (11%) | 10 (22%) | 2 (12%) | 6 (35%) | ||
Circular stapler | 7 (39%) | 27 (59%) | 7 (41%) | 10 (59%) | ||
Functional end to end anastomosis | 9 (50%) | 9 (19%) | 8 (47%) | 1 (6%) | ||
Postoperative complications | ||||||
Overall morbidity (C–D grade ≥ 2) | 10 (55%) | 32 (69%) | 0.289 | 10 (58%) | 13 (76%) | 0.465 |
Overall morbidity (C–D grade ≥ 3a) | 7 (39%) | 28 (61%) | 0.112 | 7 (41%) | 11 (65%) | 0.303 |
Anastomotic leakage | 2 (11%) | 7 (15%) | 1.000 | 2 (12%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
Anastomotic stenosis | 4 (22%) | 19 (41%) | 0.246 | 4 (24%) | 9 (53%) | 0.157 |
Respiratory complications | 2 (11%) | 9 (20%) | 0.713 | 2 (12%) | 5 (29%) | 0.398 |
Recurrent nerve paralysis | 3 (17%) | 8 (17%) | 1.000 | 3 (18%) | 3 (18%) | 1.000 |
Ileus | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
Reconstructive colon perforation | 0 (0%) | 3 (7%) | 0.553 | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
Reconstructive colon necrosis | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Hernia of the graft | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Graft loss | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Arrhythmia | 1 (6%) | 3 (7%) | 1.000 | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
Chylothorax | 1 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 0.487 | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Pneumothorax | 1 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 1.000 | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1.000 |
Mortality | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 |
Post-operative hospital stays, median (quartiles), days | 29 (24–36) | 29 (25–59) | 0.307 | 29 (25–36) | 29 (24–47) | 0.814 |