[Retracted] Preoperative Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Discharge in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Table 2

Preoperative and postoperative nutritional supports among elderly gastric cancer patients with or without malnutrition.

		All ()	Malnourished (, 31.8%)	Well-nourished (, 68.2%)
Preoperative nutrition, (%)	Diet	359 (45.9)	141 (56.6)	218 (40.8)	14.75	<0.001
	Diet+single transfusion	373 (47.6)	77 (30.8)	296 (55.4)
	TPN	51 (6.5)	31 (12.4)	20 (3.7)
Postoperative nutrition, (%)	Single transfusion	549 (70.1)	194 (77.9)	355 (66.5)	10.592	0.001
	TNA	234 (29.9)	55 (22.1)	179 (33.5)
PN period	Median (IQR), day	5 (4, 6)	5 (4, 6)	5 (4, 6)	0.004	0.951
EN period	Median (IQR), day	2 (1, 2)	2 (1, 3)	2 (1, 2)	1.201	0.273
Clavien-Dindo grade	No, (%)	669 (85.4)	193 (77.5)	476 (89.1)	21.696	<0.001
	I-II, (%)	64 (8.2)	27 (10.8)	37 (6.9)
	III or higher, (%)	50 (6.4)	29 (11.6)	21 (3.9)
In-hospital mortality	n	2	2	1		0.535
Readmission within 30 d	n	15	11	4		0.79
Length of hospital stay	Median (IQR), day	8 (7, 10)	8 (7, 9)	8 (7, 10)	-1.504	0.133
Cost of hospitalization	Median (IQR), K¥	54.8 (47.7, 64.7)	55.3 (47.4, 66.6)	54.7 (47.8, 63.2)	-1.051	0.293

Abbreviations: EN: enteral nutrition; PN: parenteral nutrition; TPN: total parenteral nutrition; TNA: total nutrient admixture; IQR: interquartile range. The “¥” refers to RMB, and “K¥” refers to "per 1000 RMB".