Table 2 Surgical outcomes and BMI undergoing open gastrectomy with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer
High BMI (n = 21) (%) | Normal BMI (n = 79) (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating time (min) | 262.7 ± 83.6 | 245.4 ± 77.9 | 0.3752 |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | 454.9 ± 303.0 | 316.0 ± 259.7 | 0.0381 |
Number of dissected lymph nodes | 33.7 ± 11.8 | 37.9 ± 18.8 | 0.3316 |
Morbidity | 0.1673 | ||
Absence | 16 (76.2) | 70 (88.6) | |
Presence | 5 (23.8) | 9 (11.4) | |
Hospital death | 0 | 0 | 1.0000 |