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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2026; 18(9): 120404
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120404
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120404
Table 1 Patient clinical characteristics
| Factors | Age (year) | Sex | BMI | ASA classification | Clinical stage | Surgical approach | ||||
| Male | Female | Class I | Class II | Stage I | Stage II | Total gastrectomy | Distal gastrectomy | |||
| Control group (n = 107) | 66.64 ± 1.40 | 57 | 50 | 23.10 ± 1.71 | 66 | 41 | 71 | 36 | 55 | 52 |
| Combination group (n = 120) | 66.70 ± 1.22 | 51 | 69 | 22.78 ± 1.58 | 78 | 42 | 89 | 31 | 64 | 52 |
| χ2/t | 0.426 | 2.631 | 1.442 | 0.268 | 1.659 | 0.318 | ||||
| P value | 0.670 | 0.105 | 0.1506 | 0.604 | 0.198 | 0.573 | ||||
- Citation: Pei WM, Ye Y, Liu J, Tan HL, Tang YX, Liu JT. Analgesic efficacy of thoracic paravertebral block in elderly gastric cancer patients and its impact on homeostasis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(9): 120404
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i9/120404.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.120404