None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Diagnosed as a gastric cancer through preoperative evaluation ? Age: from 20 to 80 years old ? Adequate physical performance status (a) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) scale; 0 or 1 (b) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA); 1 to 3 ? No prior treatment of chemotherapy or radiation therapy against any malignancies ? Adequate organ functions defined as indicated below: (a) WBC 3000/mm3 – 12,000/mm3 (b) serum Hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl (c) serum Platelet > 100 000/mm3 (d) serum AST, ALT < 100 IU/l ? Written signed informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Prior dysphagia related to esophageal disorder ? Prior gastric outlet obstruction ? Remnant gastric cancer ? Stage IV gastric cancer (AJCC 7th ed) ? Not performed R0 resection ? Active psychologic disorder ? Uncontrolled angina or myocardial infarction within 6 months of the trial ? Severe respiratory disease requiring continuous oxygen therapy ? Researcher’s judgement that the patients is no longer able to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative morbidity;Time to first oral diet;Time to first flatus;Comparison of time to first oral intake and hospital stay according to operative method | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compliance of postoperative care according to operative method;Postopertaive mortality;Postoperative nutritional outcome;Evaluation of life quality;Readmission rate;Overall survival rate and disease free survival | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Pusan National University Hospital