Research Article

Comprehensive Complication Index Predicts Cancer-Specific Survival of Patients with Postoperative Complications after Curative Resection of Gastric Cancer

Table 1

Clinicopathological characteristics of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy.

Total, No complication, Comprehensive complication index (CCI < 26.2 vs. CCI ≥ 26.2)Clavien-Dindo grade (I–II vs. ≥IIIa)
CCI < 26.2, CCI ≥ 26.2, I–II, ≥IIIa,

Age ± SD59.54 ± 11.2458.98 ± 11.2061.66 ± 10.7264.99 ± 10.54<0.00162.04 ± 10.8565.45 ± 10.80<0.001
Gender0.4580.481
 Male40283433376219448147
 Female129911271145813438
Charlson index0.0680.004
 0–252524507480265571174
 ≥3755310121111
ASA classification0.001<0.001
 1–250594362458239541156
 ≥326819832384129
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy0.5640.926
 No52284481476271567180
 Yes9979146155
Tumor diameter ± SD51.60 ± 27.9951.09 ± 27.7255.08 ± 29.4153.84 ± 29.280.57654.37 ± 28.6555.47 ± 31.520.656
TNM stage0.9240.987
 I122610681025612038
 II98686380439429
 III31152629308178368118
Gastrectomy0.0730.188
 Open2719232626313030687
 Laparoscopic2608223422714727698
Extent of resection0.7050.276
 Total29452494289162336115
 Distal2249195818710422962
 Proximal1331081411178
Operative time ± SD221.45 ± 71.72218.93 ± 69.97236.88 ± 84.93235.02 ± 86.920.778237.27 ± 85.49232.93 ± 86.170.557
Blood loss ± SD152.13 ± 274.15139.86 ± 173.48188.16 ± 281.02286.57 ± 875.020.077190.89 ± 272.76326.75 ± 1055.490.092
Adjuvant chemotherapy0.004<0.001
 No32262655348223413158
 Yes210119051425416927
Surgical period0.0130.317
 1996–2005147312991254913737
 2006–201438543261365228445148