Table 1.
Population baseline characteristics
| Median age in years (range) | 64 (39–79) |
| Sex | |
| > Male | 33 (66%) |
| > Female | 17 (34%) |
| Median body mass index in kg/m2 (range) | 25.5 (18–42) |
| Indication to surgery | |
| > Ductal carcinoma | 35 (70%) |
| > Ampullary carcinoma | 4 (8%) |
| > Duodenal carcinoma | 4 (8%) |
| > Cholangiocarcinoma | 1 (2%) |
| > Undifferentiated adenocarcinoma | 6 (12%) |
| Reason for palliative surgery | |
| > SMA, CA, HA, SMV involvement | 28 (56%) |
| > Liver metastases | 15 (30%) |
| > Peritoneal metastases | 4 (8%) |
| > More than one of the above reasons | 3 (6%) |
| Postoperative complications | 25 (50%) |
| More than 1 complication | 9 (18%) |
| Type of complication (POMS)* | |
| > Cardiovascular | 2 (4%) |
| > Pulmonary | 6 (12%) |
| > Renal | 3 (6%) |
| > Gastrointestinal (including GOO) | 5 (10%) |
| > Anastomotic leak (biliary, gastric or enteric) | 6 (12%) |
| > Others (wound infection, uncontrolled diabetes etc) | 12 (24%) |
| Median length of hospital stay in days (range) | 12.6 (5–39) |
| Relaparotomy | 3 (6%) |
| In-hospital mortality | 2 (4%) |
SMA = superior mesenteric artery; CA = coeliac artery; HA = hepatic artery; SMV = superior mesenteric vein; GOO = gastric outlet obstruction
*
POMS (postoperative morbidity survey): anastomotic leak is shown as a separate complication