Table 3.

Postoperative complications

Characteristic	PM (n = 44)	NP (n = 66)	P
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	0 (0%)	3 (4.5%)	0.273
Intra-abdominal complication, n (%)	13 (29.5%)	25 (37.9%)	0.368
Complication Clavien-Dindo III or higher, n (%)	9 (20.5%)	21 (31.8%)	0.190
Biochemical leak, n (%)	0	3 (4.5%)	0.273
POPF, n (%)	6 (13.6%)	8 (12.1%)	0.815
Grade B, n (%)	4 (9.1%)	5 (7.6%)	1.00
Grade C, n (%)	2 (4.5%)	3 (4.5%)	1.00
Intra-abdominal fluid collection, n (%)	2 (4.5%)	3 (4.5%)	1.00
Bile leak, n (%)	3 (6.8%)	5 (7.6%)	1.00
Chyle leak, n (%)	2 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0.563
Postoperative hemorrhage, n (%)	5 (11.4%)	8 (12.1%)	0.904
Leakage of duodenojejunostomy, n (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.5%)	1.00
Pulmonary aspiration and pneumonia, n (%)	0 (0%)	4 (6.1%)	0.148
Pulmonary embolism, n (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.5%)	1.00
Surgical site infection, n (%)	3 (6.8%)	7 (10.6%)	0.737
Wound dehiscence, n (%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (3.0%)	1.00
Portal vein thrombosis, n (%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (3.0%)	1.00
Urinary tract infection, n (%)	0 (0%)	3 (4.5%)	0.273
Liver failure, n (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.5%)	1.00
NSTEMI, n (%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.5%)	1.00

Data are n (%)

PM pyloromyotomy, NP no pyloromyotomy, POPF postoperative pancreatic fistula, NSTEMI non-ST elevation myocardial infarction