Table 2.

Operative variables and complications

	LDP (n = 20)	ODP (n = 23)
Mean operative time (min)	182 ± 66	170 ± 70
Blood loss (mL)	210 ± 84.4	420 ± 91.1*
First flatus time (days)	1.5 ± 1	4 ± 2.5*
Diet start time (days)	2 ± 0.7	6 ± 1.8*
Postoperative hospital stay (days)	8 ± 3.5	14 ± 5.5*
Postoperative complications (%)	25	26
Intra-abdominal abscess (%)	0	0
Delayed gastric emptying (%)	0	0
Pulmonary complications (%)	0	0
Pancreatic fistula	25	26
Grade A	4	4
Grade B	1	2
Mortality	0	0

*P <0.05 compared to LDP group.

ODP, Open distal pancreatectomy; LDP, Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.