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. 2024 Jul 5;32(7):487. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08683-0

Table 4.

Surgical details

Malnourished, n = 12 (40%) Well-nourished, n = 18 (60%)
Surgical procedure (n (%))
       PPPD/PRPD 10 (83) 14 (78)
       Whipple 1 (8) 3 (17)
       Distal pancreatectomy 1 (8) 1 (6)
Duration of surgery (minutes) 393 (364–524) 402 (291–436)
Estimated intraoperative blood loss (mL) 375 (300–525) 350 (250–500)
R-status (n (%))
       R0 5 (42) 13 (72)
       R1 7 (58) 5 (28)
Postoperative stay
       Length of ICU/MCU stay (days) 1 (1–1.3) 1 (0–1)
       Length of hospital stay (days) 9.5 (8.8–12.3) 12 (7–18.8)
Complications
       Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3 (n (%)) 3 (25) 4 (22)
Surgical reintervention (n (%)) 3 (25) 2 (11)
In-hospital mortality (n (%)) - -
Unplanned readmission < 30 days (n (%)) - 4 (22)
Histological diagnosis (n (%))
       Adenocarcinoma pancreas 9 (75) 5 (28)
       Adenocarcinoma periampullary 1 (8) 6 (33)
       IPMN - 3 (17)
       Neuroendocrine tumor 1 (8) -
       Other malignancy - 3 (17)
       No malignancy 1 (8) 1 (6)
Adjuvant chemotherapy* 7 (78) 2 (40)

Data are presented as a median (IQR) or a number (%)

IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. PPPD pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy, PRPD pylorus-resecting pancreatoduodenectomy, mL milliliters, ICU intensive care unit, MCU medium care unit

*In the Netherlands, adjuvant chemotherapy is solely prescribed to patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Hence, in this case, the percentage is in relation to adenocarcinoma pancreas