Table 5.
Selected Complications – n (%)
| Liberal n=164 |
Restricted n=166 |
Risk Ratio (95%CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Complications | ||||
| Intraabdominal Fluid Collection/Abscess | 15 (9%) | 19 (11%) | 0.80 (0.42–1.52) | 0.6 |
| Pancreatic Leak/Fistula | 8 (5%) | 11 (7%) | 0.74 (0.30 – 1.78) | 0.6 |
| Biliary Leak | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | --- | 0.5 |
| Total | 24 (15%) | 30 (18%) | 0.81 (0.50 – 1.32) | 0.5 |
| Grades 2 and 3 Complications | ||||
| Intraabdominal Fluid Collection/Abscess | 22 (13%) | 28 (17%) | 0.80 (0.48 – 1.33) | 0.5 |
| Pancreatic Leak/Fistula | 8 (5%) | 12 (7%) | 0.67 (0.28 – 1.61) | 0.6 |
| Biliary Leak | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | --- | 1.0 |
| Total | 31 (19%) | 41 (25%) | 0.77 (0.51 – 1.16) | 0.2 |
| Occurrence of DGE | 8 (4.9%) | 6 (3.6%) | 1.35 (0.48 – 3.80) | 0.6 |
| Return to OR | 3 (2%) | 2 (1%) | --- | 0.7 |
| IR Interventions | 26 (16%) | 41 (25%) | 0.64 (0.41 – 1.01) | 0.06 |
| Length of Stay - Days | ||||
| All | 7 (3–57) | 7 (3–34) | --- | 0.32 |
| Pancreaticoduodenectomy* | 7 (4–57) n=116 | 7 (5–34) n=118 | --- | 0.88 |
| Distal | 5 (3–34) n=48 | 5.5 (3–21) n=48 | --- | 0.13 |
| Readmission | ||||
| Within 30 Days | 24 (15%) | 40 (24%) | 0.63 (0.34 – 1.16) | 0.04 |
| Within 60 Days | 31 (19%) | 46 (28%) | 0.07 |
Includes Central Pancreatectomy procedures