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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Surg. 2008 May;143(5):476–481. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.143.5.476

Table 4.

Fistula-Related Mortality in Patients Who Underwent Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Postoperative
Day of Death
Cause
of Death
Death
During
Initial
Admission
Reoperation Reason for
Reoperation
10 Bleeding Yes Yes Bleeding GDA pseudoaneurysm
86 Bleeding and sepsis Yes No NA
37 Aspiration pneumonia Yes No NA
35 Bleeding Yes Yes Infected hematoma after hemorrhage
36 Bleeding No No NA
17 Bleeding and sepsis No No NA
92 Bleeding and sepsis No Yes Bleeding GDA pseudoaneurysm

Abbreviations: GDA, gastroduodenal artery; NA, not applicable.