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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative complications between the ESD and surgery groups

From: Comparison of prognostic outcomes between endoscopic submucosal dissection and surgical treatment for early gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Postoperative complications

ESD group (n = 262)

Surgery group (n = 277)

P-Value

Gastric perforation

2 (0.8)

17(20.9)

0.156

Bleeding

1 (0.4)

5 (1.8)

0.352

Infection

1 (0.4)

3 (1.1)

0.467

Delayed gastric emptying

0(0.0)

2 (0.7)

0.496

Pulmonary infection

0(0.0)

2 (0.7)

0.499

Diarrhea

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1.000

Arterial thrombosis

0(0.0)

1(0.4)

0.496

Venous thrombosis

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1.000

Respiratory distress

0(0.0)

1(0.4%)

0.496

Arrhythmia

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1.000

Total

4 (1.5%)

21 (7.6%)

0.012