Table 4.
Intra- and post-operative outcome of relaparotomy
| Pancreas preservation (n = 17) | Completion pancreatectomy | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple drainage (n = 10) | Duct occlusion (n = 7) | (n = 14) | ||
| Operative time (min) | 122 (35) | 193 (71) | 240 (72) | 0.001 |
| Operative blood loss (ml) | ||||
| First relaparotomy | 961 (809) | 916 (816) | 2507 (1976) | 0.009 |
| All relaparotomies | 3294 (3123) | 1583 (829) | 2514 (1979) | 0.928 |
| Overall transfusions (ml) | 2841 (1857) | 2719 (1632) | 2376 (2399) | 0.580 |
| Mortality | 3 (30%) | 2 (29%) | 3 (21%) | 0.610 |
| Patients requiring a further relaparotomy | 7 (70%) | 3 (43%) | 1 (7%) | 0.003 |
| Total number of reoperations | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Bleeding complications | 4 (40%) | 3 (43%) | 2 (14%) | 0.101 |
| Bile leakage | 1 (10%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (21%) | 0.889 |
| Delayed gastric emptying | 4 (40%) | 3 (43%) | 5 (36%) | 0.756 |
| Medical complications | 4 (40%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (21%) | 0.242 |
| Wound infection | 2 (20%) | 1 (14%) | 6 (43%) | 0.124 |
| ICU stay | ||||
| Patients admitted to ICU | 5 (50%) | 3 (43%) | 12 (86%) | 0.025 |
| Days of ICU stay | 4.7 (6.0) | 14.9 (32) | 3.5 (2.9) | 0.058 |
| Hospital stay (days) after relaparotomy | 35.5 (23.7) | 32.9 (25.4) | 22.4 (13.7) | 0.103 |
ICU, intensive care unit.
Data are number of patients (%) or mean (standard deviation).
P-values are referred to pancreas-preserving procedures compared with a completion pancreatectomy.