TABLE 3.
Minimal information suggested for a standardized reporting of learning curves in pancreatic surgery
| Surgeon specific characteristics |
|---|
| Previous surgical experience in the field of pancreatic surgery |
| Number of pancreatic procedures (total and with the used access/technique) |
| Years of surgical experience |
| Specific HPB training and procedure specific training (dry-/wet lab). Proctoring/Mentoring |
| Institutional characteristics |
| Annual pancreatic case volume |
| Team familiarity |
| Patient characteristics |
| Age |
| BMI |
| Previous extensive upper abdominal surgery |
| ASA |
| Disease characteristics |
| Resectability status |
| Size of the lesion |
| Neoadjuvant treatment |
| Pathology |
| Complicating factors such as acute pancreatitis or cavernous transformation |
| Complexity of pancreatoduodenectomy 32 |
| Type 1 (Standard PD) |
| Type 2 (PD + PV) |
| Type 3 (PD + additional organ) |
| Type 4 (PD + artery) |
| Complexity of pancreatic anastomoses 33 |
| Type A (Non-soft texture and MPD > 3 mm) |
| Type B (Non-soft texture and MPD < 3 mm) |
| Type C (Soft texture and MPD > 3 mm) |
| Type D (Soft texture and MPD < 3 mm) |
| Complexity of distal pancreatectomy 34 |
| Type of operation |
| DP for benign disease |
| Spleen preserving DP |
| Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy |
| Pancreatic resection line |
| Portal vein |
| Pancreatic tail |
| Tumor close to major vessels |
| Tumor extension to peripancreatic tissue |
| Left-sided portal hypertension and splenomegaly |
ASA, American society of anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; MPD, main pancreatic duct; PD, pancreatoduodenectomy; PV, portal vein.