Table 3.
Mortality and morbidity
| No of PF(n= 82) (70%) | PF conservative treatment(n= 21) (18%) | PF surgical treatment(n= 14) (12%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-operative hospital stay (days) | 21 ± 9 | 42 ± 17.5 | 63 ± 27 | <0.001a0.008b |
| No. of complications,c mean ± SEM | 0.36 ± 0.5 | 0.80 ± 0.77 | 2.21 ± 0.73 | <0.001a0.002b |
| Delayed gastric emptying | 6 (7.3) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (71.4) | <0.001 |
| Wound infection | 4 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (14) | 0.377 |
| Biliary fistula | 4 (5.7) | 2 (9.5)) | 1 (7.1) | 0.712 |
| Abdominal bleeding | 4 (4.8) | 1 (4.7) | 4 (28.5) | 0.008 |
| Cardiac | 3 (3.6) | 1 (4.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0.249 |
| Pulmonary | 3 (3.6) | 0 | 3 (21.4) | 0.510 |
| Sepsis | 3 (3.6) | 0 | 4 (28.5) | <0.001 |
| Mortality | 2 (2.4) | 0 | 3 (21.4) | 0.01 |
PF, pancreatic fistula
a
No of PF compared with surgical treatment
b
Conservative treatment compared with surgical treatment
c
Other than PF
Values in parentheses are percentages, unless otherwise indicated