Clinical Study
Risk Factors and Prognostic Significance of Retropancreatic Lymph Nodes in Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Table 3
Comparison of operation and complications of number 13 LNs (+) and number 13 LNs (−) groups.
| | Characteristics | Number 13 LN (+) | Number 13 LNs (−) | value | | = 26 (%) | = 88 (%) |
| Operation methods | R0 | 24 | 85 | 0.320 | R1/R2 | 2 | 3 |
| Surgical methods | Distal gastrectomy | 12 | 61 | 0.079 | Proximal gastrectomy | 3 | 8 | Total gastrectomy | 11 | 19 |
| Lymph node situation | Positive LNs | 15.0 ± 13.0 | 5.5 ± 7.2 | <0.001 | Harvested LNs | 23.4 ± 13.3 | 27.1 ± 11.6 | 0.170 |
| Operation time (min) | Mean ± SD | 248.5 ± 72.0 | 241.6 ± 58.9 | 0.639 |
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | Mean ± SD | 208.1 ± 99.8 | 159.1 ± 70.0 | 0.032 |
| Perioperative blood transfusion | Yes | 14 (53.8) | 42 (47.7) | 0.583 | No | 12 (46.2) | 46 (52.3) |
| Postoperative complications | Yes | 5 (19.2) | 13 (14.8) | 0.584 | No | 21 (80.8) | 75 (85.2) |
| Postoperative hospital stay (days) | Mean ± SD | 15.4 ± 13.2 | 10.6 ± 5.6 | 0.081 |
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LNs: lymph nodes. SD: standard deviation.
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