Comparison of short-term and long-term clinical effects of modified overlap anastomosis and conventional incision-assisted anastomosis in laparoscopic total gastrectomy

Table 6 QLQ-STO22

	Modified overlap anastomosis	Conventional incision-assisted anastomosis	P value
Dysphagia
Preoperative	16.821 ± 10.766	15.781 ± 10.089	0.464
3 years after operation	16.449 ± 10.688	21.152 ± 11.924	0.003
Pain
Preoperative	19.077 ± 10.693	21.555 ± 12.577	0.135
3 years after operation	15.718 ± 10.966	18.616 ± 10.785	0.053
Reflux
Preoperative	31.154 ± 14.389	29.945 ± 13.181	0.518
3 years after operation	19.115 ± 12.645	21.451 ± 11.383	0.151
Feeding limit
Preoperative	18.577 ± 8.558	20.415 ± 8.728	0.125
3 years after operation	13.936 ± 7.400	16.866 ± 9.001	0.013
Anxiety
Preoperative	34.013 ± 15.042	37.646 ± 17.300	0.113
3 years after operation	33.718 ± 14.269	33.335 ± 16.346	0.860
Dry mouth
Preoperative	27.885 ± 12.526	28.067 ± 13.186	0.919
3 years after operation	29.833 ± 12.147	28.116 ± 13.453	0.340
Taste change
Preoperative	15.205 ± 8.904	14.012 ± 8.491	0.316
3 years after operation	13.308 ± 7.508	14.701 ± 8.534	0.219
Behavior
Preoperative	25.436 ± 13.333	26.384 ± 11.268	0.588
3 years after operation	23.885 ± 12.434	22.421 ± 10.537	0.342
Hair loss
Preoperative	19.064 ± 9.523	20.366 ± 10.017	0.338
3 years after operation	19.013 ± 10.046	20.165 ± 10.529	0.420

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