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Table 5 Postoperative recovery and other short-term clinical outcomes

From: Effect of preoperative immunonutrition on postoperative short-term clinical outcomes in patients with gastric cancer cachexia: a prospective randomized controlled trial

 

IN(n = 56)

SEN(n = 56)

P

Surgical time(min), mean ± SD

208.13 ± 36.276

210.98 ± 51.50

0.735

Operative bleeding (mL), median (IQR)

20(10–50)

20(20–20)

0.659

Antibiotic usage, median (IQR)

1(1–4)

3(1–5)

0.048

Time to first flatus (h), median (IQR)

75(67–84)

77(69–89)

0.161

Time to first bowel movement (h), median (IQR)

97(89–108)

97(91–110)

0.262

Length of postoperative hospital stay(days)

8.89 ± 2.40

10.11 ± 2.90

0.018

Hospital costs(Â¥)

91785.76 ± 16874.70

99869.78 ± 22566.65

0.034

30-day readmission, n (%)

0(0%)

1(1.8%)

0.469

30-d mortality, n (%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

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