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. 2017 Jun 21;152(6):550ā€“556. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.5707

Table 2. Operative and Postoperative Outcomesa .

Outcome Finding (Nā€‰=ā€‰20)
Operative time, mean (SD) [range], min 493 (78) [360-664]
Islet isolation time, mean (SD) [range], min 185 (37) [121-279]
Warm ischemia time, mean (SD) [range], min 51 (62) [3-181]
IE count, mean (SD), IE/kgb 1325 (1093)
Estimated blood loss, mean, mL 627.5
Fluids, mean, L 6.2
Patients requiring blood transfusions 3 (15)
Length of postoperative stay, mean (SD) [range], d 11 (5) [5-27]
All-cause readmissions within 30 d 7 (35)
Postoperative surgical site infection, hernia, or small-bowel obstruction 0
Mortality 0
Patients with a decrease or complete resolution of pain at a median follow-up of 6 mo 18 (90)
Preoperative pain score, mean (range) 40.75 (0-100)
Postoperative pain score, mean (range) 7.5 (0-50)
Patients no longer requiring opioids at a median follow-up of 6 mo 12 (60)
Patients with a detectable random C-peptide level at a median follow-up of 10.4 mo 19 (95)
Insulin requirement at a median follow-up of 12.5 mo, U/d
0 5 (25)
1-10 9 (45)
11-20 5 (25)
>20 1 (5)
Glycated hemoglobin at a median follow-up of 12.5 mo, mean (SD) 7.4 (0.5)

Abbreviation: IE, islet equivalent.

a

Data are presented as number (percentage) of patients unless otherwise indicated.

b

Represents mean IE count of 4 of the patients most recently undergoing laparoscopic total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation.