Correction: Effectiveness of oncology nurse navigator on the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in gastric cancer patients undergoing radical gastrectomy (BMC Nursing, (2023), 22, 1, (208), 10.1186/s12912-023-01291-z)

Abstract

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that “grade” was missing from “grade≥” in the 6 parts of the article content. The correct sentences are given below and the changes have been highlighted in bold typeface. No significant statistical difference was observed for the major pulmonary complications (grade ≥ 3) between the two groups (p = 0.286). Additional outcomes included the severity score and incidence of major pulmonary complications (grade ≥ 3). Although the incidence of major pulmonary complications (grade ≥ 3) was higher in the non-ONN group than in the ONN group (2.1% vs. 1.1%), the differences were not significant (p = 0.286). Although no statistical difference found between the two groups (p = 0.286), major pulmonary complications (grade ≥ 3) were numerically higher in the non-ONN group, potentially indicating the positive effects achieved by ONN. In conclusion, ONN can potentially improve the treatment outcome of terminal diseases by reducing the incidence and severity of PPCs, but there was no evidence of its influence on the occurrence of major pulmonary complications (grade ≥ 3). Severity score of PPCs Variables Non-ONN group(n = 432) ONN group (n = 461) χ2 P-value PPCs severity score 10.635 0.020 Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 367(85.0) 24(5.6) 32(7.4) 8(1.9) 1(0.2) 0 416(90.2) 9(2.0) 31(6.7) 5(1.1) 0 0 PPCs grade≥2 41(9.5) 36(7.8) 0.800 0.405 PPCs grade≥3 9(2.1) 5(1.1) 1.442 0.286 The original article [1] has been corrected.