Table 6.
Detailed description over all postoperative complications
| Postoperative complications | Group 1a | Group 2b | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fistula formation | 4 (8%) | 10 (14%) | 0,487 |
| Grade A | 0 | 1 | |
| Grade B | 4 | 6 | |
| Grade C | 0 | 3 | |
| Other morbidity | 11 (23%) | 11 (15%) | |
| Severity grade | |||
| Mild | |||
| 1 | 4—2 small hematomas around the resection area, urine retention, and wound infection | 3—urine retention, pleural liquid collection, and wound infection | |
| Moderate | |||
| 2 | 3—postoperative abscess and 2 fibers | 2—postoperative bleeding and subcapsular splenic hematoma | |
| Severe | |||
| 3 | 1—intraabdominal abscess | 4—Abscess in operation area, subphrenic hematoma, and 2 wound fractures | |
| 4 | 3—postoperative bleeding | 2—bleeding and myocardial infarction | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Death | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overall morbidity | 15(30%) | 21 (30%) | |
aPancreatic stump was not covered
bResectional pancreatic stump was covered with TachoSil patch