Table 3.

Patients characteristics at the time of relaparotomy

	Pancreas preservation (n = 17)		Completion pancreatectomy	P-value
	Simple drainage (n = 10)	Duct occlusion (n = 7)	(n = 14)
Age (years)	72.1 (11.9)	64.5 (12.0)	59.7 (6.5)	0.236
Gender: male/female	6/4	7/0	12/2	0.517
Pre-operative diabetes	1 (10%)	2 (29%)	1 (7%)	0.385
Cancer	7 (70%)	4 (57%)	10 (71%)	0.690
ASA score:				0.871
Grade III	4	3	6
Grade ≥ IV	6	4	8
Cause of relaparotomy				0.979
Haemorrhage	6	4	9
Sepsis	4	3	5
Day of relaparotomy	13 (4–32)	14 (5–24)	17 (6–42)	0.465

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologist.

Data are number of patients (%), or mean (standard deviation), or median (range).

P-values are referred to pancreas-preserving procedures versus completion pancreatectomy.