Table 2–

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes after Distal Pancreatectomy (DP) with Surgical Drain or No Surgical Drain.

Variable	No Drain (n = 173)	Drain (n = 985)	p value
Mortality (%)	1 (0.57)	5 (0.51)	0.993
Sepsis (%)	8 (4.6)	47 (4.8)	0.888
Shock (%)	3 (1.7)	11 (1.1)	0.493
Discharge to Nursing Facility (%)	9 (5.2)	52 (5.3)	0.800
Minor Complication (%)	30 (17.5)	143 (14.5)	0.331
Major Complication (%)	11 (6.4)	55 (5.6)	0.685
Bleeding Complication (%)	6 (3.5)	35 (3.6)	0.955
Need for Percutaneous Drain (%)	14 (8.1)	92 (9.3)	0.600
Reoperation (%)	5 (2.9)	27 (2.7)	0.912
†POPF Development (%)	12 (6.9)	191 (19.4)	0.001
†Unplanned Readmission (%)	18 (10.4)	175 (17.8)	0.016
Length of Stay (range)	5 (4–6)	5 (4–7)	0.965

^†Statistically significant

Minor complication defined as Clavien-Dindo classes I-II. Major Complication defined as Clavien-Dindo classes III-IV. POPF defined by 2016 update of the International Study Group of Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPS) classification scheme