Proximal gastrectomy with tubular stomach reconstruction vs total gastrectomy for proximal gastric cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A multicenter retrospective study

Table 3 Clinical outcomes of surgery and postoperative morbidity, n (%)

	TG (n = 122)	PG (n = 122)	P value
Surgical approach			0.915
Laparoscopic	84 (68.85)	81 (66.39)
Open	30 (24.59)	32 (26.23)
Robotic	8 (6.56)	9 (7.38)
Operation time1, minutes	215 (195.00-248.75)	189.50 (169.25-227.25)	< 0.001
Blood loss1, mL	100.00 (100.00-200.00)	100.00 (100.00-200.00)	0.445
Hospitalization time1, days	10.00 (9.00-12.00)	11.00 (8.00-13.75)	0.314
Postoperative complications			0.792
No complications	104 (85.25)	98 (80.32)	0.186
Anastomotic leakage	2 (1.64)	2 (1.64)	1.000
Anastomotic stricture	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	1.000
Bleeding	2 (1.64)	3 (2.46)	1.000
Intrabdominal infection	4 (3.28)	4 (3.28)	1.000
Gastroparesis	1 (0.82)	1 (0.82)	1.000
Intestinal obstruction	2 (1.64)	3 (2.46)	1.000
Pneumonia	1 (0.82)	2 (1.64)	0.209
Pleural effusion	6 (4.92)	8 (6.56)	0.518
Respiratory failure	0 (0.00)	1 (0.82)	1.000
Clavien_Dindo classification			0.543
≤ Grade II	9 (7.38)	15 (12.30)
Grade IIIa/IIIb	8 (6.56)	10 (8.20)
Grade IVa/IVb	1 (0.82)	1 (0.82)
Grade V	104 (85.25)	95 (77.87)
Adjuvant chemotherapy			0.133
No	34 (27.9)	24 (19.7)
Yes	88 (72.1)	98 (80.3)

¹Values are presented as median (Q1-Q3).

PG: Proximal gastrectomy; TG: Total gastrectomy.