Table 3.
Postoperative complications n (%)
| Variable | Group LE | Group YE | Group A | P value | Total |
| CR-POPF | 30 (31.3) | 26 (27.1) | 26 (27.1) | NS | 82 (28.4) |
| Biliary fistula | 8 (8.3) | 6 (6.3) | 4 (4.2) | NS | 18 (6.2) |
| Abdominal collections | 37 (38.5) | 30 (31.3) | 32 (33.3) | NS | 99 (34.3) |
| DGE | 17 (17.7) | 9 (9.4) | 9 (9.4) | NS | 35 (12.1) |
| PPH | 19 (20.2) | 16 (16.7) | 13 (13.5) | NS | 48 (16.7) |
| Sepsis | 30 (35.3) | 27 (31.4) | 20 (25.0) | NS | 77 (30.7) |
| Surgical site infection | 18 (22.8) | 16 (20.5) | 13 (17.1) | NS | 47 (20.2) |
| Reoperation | 16 (16.7) | 4 (4.2) | 5 (5.3) | 0.003 | 25 (8.7) |
| LoS (d), mean (range) | 10 (5-73) | 10 (6-127) | 12 (6-155) | NS | 11 (5-155) |
| ARF | 8 (8.3) | 4 (4.1) | 1 (1) | NS | 13 (4.5) |
| Pulmonary complications | 32 (33.3) | 27 (28.1) | 25 (26) | NS | 84 (29.1) |
| CV complications | 16 (16.7) | 6 (6.3) | 6 (6.3) | 0.019 | 28 (9.7) |
| Overall1 | 63 (65.6) | 59 (61.5) | 56 (58.3) | NS | 178 (61.8) |
| 90-d mortality | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 1 (0.03) |
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Patients with at least one complication. CR-POPF: Clinically relevant post-operative pancreatic fistula; DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; PPH: Post-pancreatectomy hemorrage; LoS: Length of stay; ARF: Acute renal failure; CV: Cardiovascular; ICU: Intensive care unit (need for, during hospitalization); A: Adults; YE: Young elderly; LE: Late elderly.