Feasibility and nutritional impact of laparoscopic assisted tailored subtotal gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer

Table 2 Operative findings in the laparoscopic-assisted tailored subtotal gastrectomy and laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy groups

Variable	LaTSG (n = 44)	LaTG (n = 58)	P value
Operation time (min)	210.0 ± 49.8	208.0 ± 50.0	0.684
Estimated blood loss (mL)	152.3 ± 166.1	188.9 ± 167.8	0.141
Intraoperative blood transfusion	6/47	8/45	0.570
Tumor size	3.4 ± 1.2	4.5 ± 1.8	0.020
No. of retrieved lymph nodes	31.8 ± 10.1	44.0 ± 16.5	0.008
Proximal margin	3.7 ± 1.6	3.9 ± 2.0	0.233
Distal margin	5.0 ± 2.6	6.2 ± 3.2	0.149

LaTSG: Laparoscopic-assisted tailored subtotal gastrectomy; LaTG: Laparoscopic assisted total gastrectomy.