Postoperative complications plagued 24.1% of 7829 gastrectomy patients, with anastomotic leakage bearing the brunt of negative outcomes. It significantly escalated care needs and upped 30-day mortality rates by 26.6%. Along with pulmonary complications, it remained a critical target for healthcare quality improvement. Barriers to effective resource allocation persist, yet focusing on these complications could drastically mitigate both clinical and economic burdens following gastric cancer surgeries.
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