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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Apr 18;219(3):407–415. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.01.064

Table 1.

NSQIP Pancreatectomy-Specific Postoperative Occurrences and Definitions

Pancreatic fistula Delayed gastric emptying Percutaneous drainage
Persistent drainage (a drain output of any measurable volume of fluid on or after postoperative day 3) of amylase-rich fluid (amylase content > 3x serum amylase)
OR
Clinical diagnosis of pancreatic fistula by attending surgeon
AND one of following: Drain continued > 7 d Percutaneous drain placed Reoperation performed		 Gastrostomy tube to external drainage or Nasogastric tube present or reinserted after postoperative day 7
OR
No oral intake by postoperative day 14		 Placement of a percutaneous drain after completion of surgery, but within 30 d postoperatively.

[C.E. Mark as 3 column list; no rule lines between subhead row and bottom.]