Fig. 3From: Impact of postoperative major complications on long-term survival after radical resection of gastric cancera Overall survival curves for 239 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The 3-year overall survival rate was significantly better in the NiC group than in the iC group (p < 0.001). b Disease-free survival curves for 239 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The 3-year disease-free survival rate was significantly better in the group of patients without infectious complications than in the group with infectious complications (p = 0.001)Back to article page