Abstract
Background
Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LAG) is recognized as a less invasive surgery, but no advantage in terms of respiratory function recovery has been demonstrated. We investigated respiratory function recovery in the early period after LAG compared with open gastrectomy (OG) for measuring the recovery of oxygen saturation level (SaO2).
Methods
The study population comprised 454 patients who underwent distal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy for preoperatively diagnosed T1N0 gastric cancer: 192 underwent laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG), 190 underwent open distal gastrectomy (ODG), 42 underwent laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG), and 30 underwent open total gastrectomy (OTG).
Results
The number of days until SaO2 reached 95% or higher in room air was significantly smaller in the LADG group (1.54 days) than in the ODG group (1.81 days; p = 0.010) and also significantly smaller in the LATG group (1.48 days) than in the OTG group (2.03 days; p = 0.043).
Conclusions
LAG patients recovered their oxygenation earlier than OG patients. The laparoscopic procedure might confer a respiratory benefit for gastrectomy patients.
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Drs. Hideki Kawamura, Ryoichi Yokota, Shigenori Homma, and Yukifumi Kondo have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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Kawamura, H., Yokota, R., Homma, S. et al. Comparison of respiratory function recovery in the early phase after laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy and open gastrectomy. Surg Endosc 24, 2739–2742 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1037-7
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