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. 2016 Feb 5;18(5):470–478. doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2015.11.005

Table 5.

Odds ratio (OR) for the risk of operative mortality in 6570 pancreatic cancer resections and 4366 non-resective operations. OR were adjusted for patients characteristics. Adjusted odds ratios are reported for significant co-variates

Variables OR CI 95% P Adjusted OR CI 95% P
Resective surgery
Very high-volume 1 1 1 1
High-volume 1.335 0.944–1.887 0.102
Medium-volume 1.776 1.267–2.490 0.001 1.785 1.266–2.517 0.001
Low-volume 2.462 1.768–3.430 <0.001 2.268 1.618–3.179 <0.001
Very low-volume 3.333 2.379–4.668 <0.001 3.429 2.438–4.824 <0.001
Female 0.851 0.700–1.035 0.107
Charlson score 1.205 1.140–1.273 <0.001 1.233 1.412–2.300 <0.001
Body-tail tumour 0.390 0.285–0.533 <0.001 0.395 0.287–0.543 <0.001
Private hospital 0.711 0.555–0.911 0.007 0.801 0.617–1.038 0.094
Private founding 0.448 0.197–1.015 0.054



Non-resective surgery
Very high-volume 1 1 1 1
High-volume 1.077 0.629–1.843 0.788
Medium-volume 2.048 1.247–3.363 0.005 2.073 1.258–3.471 0.004
Low-volume 1.919 1.180–3.121 0.009 1.824 1.118–2.975 0.016
Very low-volume 2.470 1.560–3.913 <0.001 2.630 1.656–4.178 <0.001
Female 0.867 0.697–1.078 0.199
Charlson score 1.102 1.050–1.157 <0.001 1.115 1.061–1.171 <0.001
Localization Body-Tail 0.508 0.361–0.714 <0.001 0.483 0.342–0.681 <0.001
Private hospital 0.565 0.413–0.778 <0.001 0.609 0.439–0.844 0.003
Private founding 0.281 0.069–1.149 0.077