Table 3.
Perioperative characteristics and morbidity
| No DGE | DGE | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 70 | n = 98 | |||||
| Time of operation | min | 427 ± 90 | 421 ± 97 | 0.721 | ||
| Red blood cell transfusion | units | 2 (0–4) | 2 (0–4) | 0.091 | ||
| Blood loss | ml | 750 (500–1500) | 1000 (400–1800) | 0.324 | ||
| Antecolic reconstruction | 14 | (20%) | 9 | (9%) | 0.047 | |
| Extended lymphadenectomy | 31 | (44%) | 31 | (32%) | 0.094 | |
| Venous resection | 4 | (6%) | 13 | (13%) | 0.11 | |
| Roux-en-Y reconstruction | 41 | (59%) | 49 | (50%) | 0.272 | |
| ICU stay | days | 2 (2–4) | 4 (3–7) | <0.001 | ||
| Primary DGE | 42 | 0.068 | ||||
| Secondary DGE | 56 | |||||
| Clavien classification | ||||||
| minor | 54 | (77%) | 57 | (58%) | ||
| major | 16 | (23%) | 41 | (42%) | 0.010 | |
| Mortality | 0 | (0%) | 2 | (2%) | 0.511 | |
| Redo operation | 10 | (14%) | 24 | (24%) | 0.105 | |
| Pancreatic fistula | 21 | (30%) | 37 | (38%) | 0.297 | |
| A | 13 | (19%) | 24 | (25%) | 0.361 | |
| B | 3 | (4%) | 5 | (5%) | 1.0 | |
| C | 5 | (7%) | 8 | (8%) | 0.807 | |
| Post pancreatectomy hemorrhage | 10 | (14%) | 27 | (28%) | 0.041 | |
| Wound infection | 9 | (13%) | 17 | (14%) | 0.428 | |
| Intraabdominal abscess formation | 6 | (9%) | 9 | (9%) | 0.891 | |
| Hospital stay | days | 14,5 (13–21,5) | 20,5 (16–30) | <0,001 | ||
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, number (%), or median (interquartile range). Statistical significance indicated by italics