Table 2.
Injuries of 1:2 propensity-matched patients with severe pancreas/duodenal injury undergoing exploratory laparotomy versus exploratory laparotomy with trauma pancreaticoduodenectomy (TP)
| Characteristic | – TP (n = 80) |
+ TP (n = 40) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vascular Injuries, n (%) | |||
| Aorta | 8 (10.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0.141 |
| Celiac artery | 0 | 1 (2.5%) | 0.156 |
| Superior mesenteric artery | 6 (7.5%) | 4 (10.0%) | 0.640 |
| Inferior mesenteric artery | 0 | 0 | – |
| Inferior vena cava | 21 (26.3%) | 14 (35.0%) | 0.320 |
| Hepatic vein | 0 | 2 (5.0%) | 0.044 |
| Portal vein | 1 (1.3%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0.215 |
| Associated Injuries, n (%) | |||
| Traumatic brain injury | 2 (2.5%) | 1 (2.5%) | 1.00 |
| Spine | 14 (17.5%) | 8 (20.0%) | 0.739 |
| Pelvis fracture | 3 (3.8%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0.719 |
| Upper extremity fracture | 8 (1.0%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0.655 |
| Lower extremity fracture | 9 (11.3%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0.519 |
| Lung | 10 (12.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0.459 |
| Heart | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stomach | 34 (42.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 0.599 |
| Colorectal | 32 (40.0%) | 20 (50.0%) | 0.297 |
| Liver | 42 (52.5%) | 24 (60.0%) | 0.436 |
| Spleen | 6 (7.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0.605 |
| Kidney | 26 (32.5%) | 12 (30.0%) | 0.781 |
Defined by an abbreviated injury scale grade of 3 or higher