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. 2023 May 16;109(7):1852–1862. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000437

Table 5.

Perioperative complications were compared between the two groups.

Overall SD SED P
243 162 81
Operation time (median [IQR]) 291.92 [223.98, 334.18] 296.17 [231.13, 334.22] 285.86 [212.54, 333.19] 0.519
 <=291.9 121 (49.8) 79 (48.8) 42 (51.9) 0.751
 >291.9 122 (50.2) 83 (51.2) 39 (48.1)
Intraoperative bleeding (median [IQR]) 380.00 [270.00, 530.00] 380.00 [250.00, 517.50] 410.00 [280.00, 560.00] 0.171
 <=380 122 (50.2) 84 (51.9) 38 (46.9) 0.555
 >380 121 (49.8) 78 (48.1) 43 (53.1)
Intraoperative transfusion (median [IQR]) 0.00 [0.00, 500.00] 0.00 [0.00, 500.00] 0.00 [0.00, 500.00] 0.904
Combined devisceration (%) 13 ( 5.3) 9 (5.6) 4 (4.9)
Vascular reconstruction (%) 21 ( 8.6) 15 (9.3) 6 (7.4)
HLOS (mean (standard deviation)) 20.15 (9.26) 20.43 (9.47) 19.59 (8.84) 0.509
 <=19 125 (51.4) 81 (50.0) 44 (54.3) 0.618
 >19 118 (48.6) 81 (50.0) 37 (45.7)
Pancreatic fistula (%)
 No 149 (61.3) 95 (58.6) 54 (66.7) 0.393
 Biochemical fistula 77 (31.7) 56 (34.6) 21 (25.9)
 Grade B 17 (7.0) 11 (6.8) 6 (7.4)
Bile fistula (%) 58 (23.9) 36 (22.2) 22 (27.2) 0.489
Gastrointestinal fistula (%) 11 (4.5) 7 (4.3) 4 (4.9) >0.999
DGE (%) 29 (11.9) 19 (11.7) 10 (12.3) >0.999
Diarrhea (%) 33 (13.6) 14 (8.6) 19 (23.5) 0.003
Postoperative bleeding (%) 22 (9.1) 14 (8.6) 8 (9.9) 0.937

DGE, delayed gastric emptying; HLOS, hospital length of stay; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard dissection; SED, selective extended dissection.