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. 2017 Oct 14;23(38):7025–7036. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i38.7025

Table 3.

Postoperative data

Variable Total, n = 1000 First 10 yr, 1993-2002 Second 10 yr, 2003-2012 Last 5 yr, 2013-2017 P-value
Hospital stay in d 8 (5-71) 9 8 8 0.0001
Time to oral intake in d 5 (4-56) 6 5 5 0.33
Total amount of drainage in mL 700 (40-35000) 1200 600 600 0.0001
Drain removal in d 8 (4-71) 8 8 8 0.03
Total postoperative complications 323 (32.3) 120 (40) 131 (29.6) 72 (27.9) 0.02
Dindo grade
I 114 (11.4) 24 47 43
II 97 (9.7) 40 45 12 0.11
III 69 (6.9) 36 24 9
IV and V 43 (4.3) 20 15 8
Severe complications, ≥ III
Minor 211 (21.1) 84 92 55 0.23
Major 109 (10.9) 56 69 17
Pancreatic fistula 139 (13.9) 45 (15) 56 (12.7) 38 (14.7) 0.01
Grade A 67 (6.7) 14 33 20 0.04
Grade B 48 (4.8) 20 17 11
Grade C 24 (2.4) 11 6 7
DGE 180 (18) 76 (25.3) 67 (15.2) 37 (14.3) 0.06
Types of DGE
Secondary DGE 152 (15.2) 70 (23.3) 54 (12.2) 27 (10.5) 0.03
Primary DGE 28 (2.8) 5 (1.7) 13 (2.9) 10 (3.9)
Pulmonary complications 46 (4.6) 20 (6.7) 21 (4.8) 5 (1.6) 0.01
Bile leak 73 (7.3) 39 (13) 19 (4.3) 15 (5.8) 0.001
Postoperative bleeding 25 (2.5) 13 (4.3) 7 (1.6) 5 (1.9) 0.49
Pancreatitis 20 (2) 12 (4.3) 7 (1.6) 1 (0.4) 0.004
Bleeding PG 15 (1.5) 8 (2.7) 5 (1.2) 2 (0.8) 0.14
Wound infection 50 (5) 13 (4.6) 25 (5.7) 12 (4.7) 0.77
Re-operation 74 (7.4) 25 (8.3) 33 (7.5) 16 (6.2) 0.21
Recurrence 321 (36.9) 130 (50.4) 125 (32.6) 66 (28.7) 0.0001
Hospital mortality 43 (4.3) 20 (6.6%) 15 (3.4) 8 (3.1) 0.02
Postoperative chemoradiotherapy 275 (27.5) 0 132 (29.9) 143 (55.4) 0.0001
Overall median survival in mo 26 (1-300) 21 30 37 0.0001
1 yr 90% 87% 93% 87%
3 yr 33% 19% 37% 64%
5 yr 19% 11% 21%

Data are presented as n (%) or n (range), unless otherwise indicated. DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; PG: Pancreaticogastrostomy.