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Table 6 Comparison of postoperative complications in subgroup analysis

From: Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese gastric cancer patients: a comparative study with non-obese patients and evaluation of difference in laparoscopic methods

Variable

Overall

Non-obese

Obese

LAG (n = 724)

TLG (n = 967)

P value

LAG (n = 557)

TLG (n = 698)

P value

LAG (n = 167)

TLG (n = 269)

P value

Overall complications (%)

77 (10.6)

86 (8.9)

0.23

56 (10.1)

63 (9.0)

0.54

21 (12.6)

23 (8.6)

<0.01

Anastomotic leakage (%)

2 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

 

2 (0.4)

3 (0.4)

 

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

Anastomotic stricture (%)

3 (0.4)

3 (0.3)

 

3 (0.5)

3 (0.4)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Anastomotic bleeding (%)

4 (0.6)

5 (0.5)

 

4 (0.7)

4 (0.6)

 

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 

Intracorporeal hemorrhage (%)

7 (1.0)

6 (0.6)

 

6 (1.1)

5 (0.7)

 

1 (0.6)

1 (0.4)

 

Abdominal abscess (%)

9 (1.2)

15 (1.6)

 

6 (1.1)

11 (1.6)

 

3 (1.8)

4 (1.5)

 

Stasis (%)

12 (1.7)

17 (1.8)

 

7 (1.3)

11 (1.6)

 

5 (3.0)

6 (2.2)

 

Pancreatic leakage (%)

7 (1.0)

7 (0.7)

 

7 (1.3)

7 (1.0)

 

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Ileus (%)

6 (0.8)

4 (0.4)

 

2 (0.4)

2 (0.3)

 

4 (2.4)

2 (0.7)

 

Lymphorrhea (%)

9 (1.2)

8 (0.8)

 

7 (1.3)

7 (1.0)

 

2 (1.2)

1 (0.4)

 

Wound infection (%)

5 (0.7)

2 (0.2)

 

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

 

3 (1.8)

2 (0.7)

 

Others (%)

13 (1.8)

15 (1.6)

 

10 (1.8)

10 (1.4)

 

3 (1.8)

5 (1.9)

 
  1. LAG laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy, TLG totally laparoscopic gastrectomy