Table 3. Between-group comparison of surgical outcomes.

Values are presented as median (range) or number (%).
DM, duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy; IM, inverted mattress pancreaticojejunostomy; GDA, gastroduodenal artery.
a)The causes of the three patient deaths were sudden cardiac arrest on postoperative day 3, ventricular fibrillation, and catheter-related Candida sepsis. Among the patients who died, none had postoperative pancreatic fistulas.