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. 2018 Jan 31;16:19. doi: 10.1186/s12957-017-1301-6

Table 2.

Analyses of risk factors for late postoperative cholangitis

Univariate Multivariate
Late postoperative cholangitis Odds ratio 95% CI P value
(+) (−)
n = 28 n = 105 P value
Age (years) ≥ 70 11 46 0.667
< 70 17 59
Sex Male 17 60 0.734
Female 11 45
Body mass index (kg/m2) ≥ 24 15 34 0.039 2.147 0.891–5.174 0.089
< 24 13 71
Diagnosis Benign 1 8 0.684
Malignancy 27 97
Diabetes mellitus Yes 9 23 0.260
No 19 82
Jaundice (≥ 2.0 mg/dL) Yes 16 58 0.857
No 12 47
Preoperative biliary drainage Yes 16 77 0.097
No 12 28
Type of operation PD/SSPPD 9 52 0.101
PPPD 19 53
Operation time (min) ≥ 420 16 64 0.715
< 420 12 41
Blood loss (mL) ≥ 800 16 57 0.787
< 800 12 48
Transfusion Yes 7 26 0.979
No 21 79
Pancreatic fistule grade B/C Yes 6 13 0.224
No 22 92
Bile leakage Yes 1 1 0.378
No 27 104
Delayed gastric emptying Yes 0 9 0.203
No 28 96
Surgical site infection Yes 5 17 0.833
No 23 88
Pneumobilia Yes 15 41 0.167
No 13 64
Alkaline phosphatase levela Abnormal 20 42 0.003 3.81 1.519–9.553 0.004
Normal 8 63

PD pancreaticoduodenectomy, SSPPD subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy, PPPD pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

aNormal range of alkaline phosphatase level, 104–338 IU/L