Table 2.
Surgical outcomes according to the bacterial culture from intraoperative lavage fluid.
| Complications | All patients (n = 105) | Lavage fluid culture negative (n = 34) | Lavage fluid culture positive (n = 71) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications | ||||
| Pancreatic fistula, n (%) | 0.030 | |||
| Non-PF/biochemical fistula | 75 (71.4) | 22 (85.3) | 53 (64.8) | |
| CR-POPF | 30 (28.6) | 5 (14.7) | 25 (35.2) | |
| Major complication, n (%) | 15 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (21.7) | 0.004 |
| PPH, n (%) | 1 0(9.5) | 1 (2.9) | 9 (12.7) | 0.161 |
| BL, n (%) | 12 (11.4) | 4 (11.8) | 8 (11.3) | 0.940 |
| Organ/space SSI, n (%) | 59 (56.2) | 10 (29.4) | 49 (69.0) | < 0.001 |
| Non-severe complication | ||||
| Incisional SSI, n (%) | 3 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (2.8) | 1.000 |
| DGE, n (%) | 29 (27.6) | 13 (38.2) | 16 (22.5) | 0.092 |
| CL, n (%) | 18 (17.1) | 5 (14.7) | 13 (18.3) | 0.647 |
| Hospital stay (days) | 31.0 (23.0–27.0) | 26.0 (20.8–35.5) | 32.0 (24.0–37.0) | 0.052 |
PF: pancreatic fistula; CR-POPF: Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (Grade B/ C); BL: biliary leakage; CL: chyle leakage; PPH: post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage; DGE: delayed gastric emptying; SSI: surgical site infection.