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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2021

Laparoscopic versus open resection for elderly patients with gastric cancer: a double-center study with propensity score matching method.

Wei-Zhe Chen, Qian-Tong Dong, Feng-Min Zhang, Hui-Yang Cai, Jing-Yi Yan, Cheng-Le Zhuang, Zhen Yu, Xiao-Lei Chen

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Wei-Zhe ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Qian-Tong DongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Feng-Min ZhangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Hui-Yang CaiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Jing-Yi YanDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Cheng-Le ZhuangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 20072, China.
Zhen YuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 20072, China. yuzhen0577@gmail.com.
Xiao-Lei ChenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. chenxiaolei0577@126.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNShanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNTongji University · CN

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Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province Y15H160190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe applicability of laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy for elderly patients with gastric cancer is still not well clarified. The aim of this double-center study was to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy on elderly patients with gastric cancer.

methodsWe prospectively collected data of patients who underwent gastrectomy for cancer in two centers from June 2016 to December 2019. Propensity score matching was performed at a ratio of 1:1 to compare the laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy group and open radical gastrectomy group. Univariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses evaluating the risk factors for total, surgical, and medical complications were performed.

resultsA total of 481 patients with gastric cancer met the inclusion criteria and were included in this study. After propensity score analysis, 258 patients were matched each other (laparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy (LAG) group, n = 129; open radical gastrectomy (OG) group, n = 129). LAG group had lower rate of surgical complications (P = 0.009), lower rate of severe complications (P = 0.046), shorter postoperative hospital stay (P = 0.001), and lower readmission rate (P = 0.039). Multivariate analyses revealed that anemia, Charlson comorbidity index, and combined resection were independent risk factors in the LAG group, whereas body mass index and American Society of Anesthesiology grade in the OG group.

conclusionLaparoscopic-assisted radical gastrectomy was relative safe even effective in elderly gastric cancer patients. We should pay attention to the different risk factors when performing different surgical procedures for gastric cancer in elderly patients.

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LaparoscopyStomach NeoplasmsAgedGastrectomyHumansLymph Node ExcisionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeElderlyGastric cancerLaparoscopePostoperative complicationsPropensity score matching

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