A Shorter Circular Stapler Height at the Gastrojejunostomy during a Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Results in Less Strictures and Bleeding Complications
Table 1
Patient demographics.
Variable
3.5 mm stapler ()
4.8 mm stapler ()
value
Age
46 ± 11
44 ± 9
0.10
Gender (female)
117 (81)
63 (89)
0.24
Body mass index (kg/m2)
45.8 ± 7
45.2 ± 6
0.58
Hypertension
81 (56)
31 (43)
0.06
Dyslipidemia
43 (30)
23 (31)
0.88
Diabetes mellitus
54 (38)
25 (34)
0.76
Obstructive sleep apnea
70 (49)
29 (40)
0.24
Active smoker
0 (0)
1 (1)
0.33
Preoperative anticoagulation use
3 (2)
2 (3)
0.99
Preoperative hemoglobin (g/L)
140 ± 12
139 ± 12
0.57
Data are presented as numbers with percentages in parentheses or mean ± standard deviation. Statistically significant ( less than 0.05); mm, millimeter; kg/m2, kilograms per meter squared; g/L, grams per liter.
