Table 3.
Drain fluid amylase values on postoperative days 1-3 in relation to the occurrence of pancreatic fistula, pancreatic texture and diameter of main pancreatic duct for patients with pancreatic fistula grade A
| Grade A PF | ||||
|
Postoperative day |
No clinical fistula (n
= 238) |
Hard pancreatic texture (n
= 28) |
Soft pancreatic texture diameter ≤ 3 mm (n
= 31) |
Sig. |
| 1 | 122 (5-37875) | 2097 (116-22039) | 4520 (350-99000) | P = 0.0231 |
| P = 0.143 | P = 0.668 | P = 0.630 | ||
| 2 | 100 (6-1374) | 1912 (118-61913) | 3347 (397-99000) | P = 0.108 |
| P = 0.0031 | P = 0.133 | P = 0.0011 | ||
| 3 | 60 (3- 600) | 1130 (200-28020) | 1050 (343-90000) | P = 0.994 |
1
Significant P < 0.05, median (range). PF: Pancreatic fistula.