Fig. 1.
Trend of PDVR Utilization, Major Complications and Mortality.
Chi-square analysis showed significant increase in percentages of PDVR among all pancreatoduodenectomy cases from 2014 to 2019 in the NSQIP database (P = 0.022). No significant changes were observed in postoperative mortality (p = 0.150) or morbidities (p = 0.417).