Benefits of jejunostomy feeding in patients who underwent gastrectomy for cancer treatment

Table 4 Postoperative complications, cohort N = 172, n (%)

	J + (n = 60)	J - (n = 112)	P value
Global complications	15 (25)	41 (36.6)	0.12
Thromboembolic	2 (1.2)	4 (2.3)	1
Respiratory (other than aspiration pneumonia and thromboembolic)	0 (0)	6 (5.4)	0.09
Aspiration pneumonia	2 (3.3)	0 (0)	0.12
Haemorrhagic	1 (1.7)	6 (5.4)	0.42
Infectious	2 (1.2)	16 (9.3)	0.03a
Deep collection	2 (1.2)	3 (1.7)	1
Ileus	4 (2.3)	10 (5.8)	0.77
Occlusion	0 (0)	3 (1.7)	0.55
Fistula	2 (3.3)	6 (5.4)	0.71
Others	3 (1.7)	9 (5.2)	0.54
Renutrition syndrome	1 (0.6)	0 (0)	0.34
Probe obstruction	1 (0.6)	0 (0)	0.34
Abscess around the probe	1 (0.6)	0 (0)	0.34

^aP < 0.05.

A group with jejunostomy (J + group) and a group without jejunostomy (J - group) were compared.