Table 1. Demographic, Clinicopathologic, and Treatment Characteristics of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Who Underwent Pancreatic Resection.
| Characteristic | Data (n = 2786)a |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 67.0 (10.7) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 1394 (50.0) |
| Female | 1392 (50.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 2308 (82.8) |
| Black | 152 (5.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 313 (11.2) |
| Other/unknown | 13 (0.5) |
| Elixhauser comorbidity index score, mean (SD)b | 13.9 (8.9) |
| Tumor grade | |
| Well differentiated | 295 (10.6) |
| Moderately differentiated | 1373 (49.3) |
| Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated | 949 (34.1) |
| Unknown | 169 (6.1) |
| T category | |
| T1 | 204 (7.3) |
| T2 | 435 (15.6) |
| T3 | 2147 (77.1) |
| N category | |
| N0 | 1054 (37.8) |
| N1 | 1725 (61.9) |
| NX | 7 (0.3) |
| Stage | |
| I | 399 (14.3) |
| II | 2387 (85.7) |
| Chemotherapy | |
| None | 1070 (38.4) |
| Preoperative | 89 (3.2) |
| Postoperative | 1238 (44.4) |
| Preoperative and postoperative | 50 (1.8) |
| Unknown | 339 (12.2) |
| Radiotherapy | 874 (31.4) |
| Pancreatic resection | |
| Pancreaticoduodenectomy | 2207 (79.2) |
| Distal pancreatectomy | 387 (13.9) |
| Total pancreatectomy | 98 (3.5) |
| Other | 94 (3.4) |
| Complication within 30 d | 1037 (37.2) |
| Readmission within 30 d | 565 (20.3) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 12 (9-18) |
| Surgery hospitalization costs, mean (SD), $c | 60 939 (56 779) |
| Follow-up, median (IQR), mo | 20 (10-35) |
| Vital status | |
| Death due to pancreatic cancer | 2020 (72.5) |
| Death due to other cause | 247 (8.9) |
| Death due to unknown cause | 55 (2.0) |
| Alive | 464 (16.7) |
| High-volume hospital | 1297 (46.6) |
| NCI-designated cancer center | 1127 (40.5) |
| Teaching hospital | 1428 (51.3) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NCI, National Cancer Institute.
a
Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number (percentage) of patients. Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.
b
Scores range from −11 to 62, with higher scores indicating a greater number of comorbidities.
c
Includes the index surgical hospitalization and readmissions within 30 days.