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. 2022 Jul 4;9:916486. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.916486

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of grade C PPAP.

PPAP
p-valuea p-valueb
No. (n = 136) Grade B (n = 140) Grade C (n = 10)
Sex ratio (M: F) 95:41 74:66 7:3 0.004 0.992
Age (year) 62 (55–69) 62 (56–69) 64 (55–70) 1.000 0.612
BMI ≥ 25, n (%) 81 (59.6) 67 (47.9) 7 (70.0) 0.051 0.515
Tobacco use, n (%) 44 (32.4) 34 (24.3) 6 (60.0) 0.137 0.075
Alcohol use, n (%) 14 (10.3) 10 (7.1) 3 (30.0) 0.353 0.061
AP History, n (%) 10 (7.4) 13 (9.3) 0 (0) 0.561 0.374
DM, n (%) 20 (14.7) 15 (10.7) 3 (30.0) 0.319 0.200
Hypertension, n (%) 35 (25.7) 34 (24.3) 6 (60.0) 0.781 0.020
Cholelithiasis, n (%) 32 (23.5) 38 (27.1) 1 (10.0) 0.490 0.324
Preoperative jaundice state, n (%) 88 (64.7) 73 (52.1) 8 (80.0) 0.034 0.325
Previous abdominal surgery, n (%) 30 (22.1) 30 (21.4) 2 (20.0) 0.899 0.879
ASA, n (%) 0.306 0.198
 1 1 (0.7) 4 (2.9) 0 (0)
 2 102 (75.0) 97 (69.3) 5 (50.0)
 ≥3 33 (24.3) 39 (27.9) 5 (50.0)
Vascular resection, n (%) 5 (11.0) 17 (12.1) 1 (10.0) 0.773 0.920
Pancreatic duct diameter <5 mm, n (%) 74 (54.4) 96 (68.6) 9 (90.0) 0.016 0.028
Pancreatic texture, n (%) <0.001 <0.001
 Soft 46 (33.8) 86 (61.4) 10 (100.0)
 Hard 90 (66.2) 54 (38.6) 0 (0)
Pancreatic stent, n (%) 0.508 0.262
 Unused 14 (10.3) 9 (6.4) 0 (0)
 Internal 89 (65.4) 96 (68.6) 9 (90.0)
 External 33 (24.3) 35 (25.0) 1 (10.0)
Bleeding ≥ 400 ml, n (%) 80 (58.8) 73 (52.1) 4 (40.0) 0.264 0.245
liquid intake/output volume ≤ 2000 ml, n (%) 34 (25.0) 34 (24.3) 5 (50.0) 0.890 0.085
Operation duration > 360 min, n (%) 64 (47.1) 65 (46.4) 9 (90.0) 0.916 0.009
Fistula risk scores, n (%) 0.044 0.066
 Negligible 17 (12.5) 13 (9.3) 0 (0)
 Low 50 (36.8) 33 (23.6) 1 (10.0)
 Moderate 63 (46.3) 88 (62.9) 9 (90.0)
 High 6 (4.4) 6 (4.3) 0 (0)
Pathology type, n (%) 0.395 0.153
 PDAC and  CP 50 (36.8) 44 (31.4) 1 (30.0)
 Other malignant 75 (55.1) 81 (57.9%) 2(58.7)
 Benign and low malignant 11 (8.1) 15 (10.7) 7 (11.3)
Pancreatic anastomosis, n (%) 0.001 0.013
 Modified Blumgart 85 (62.5) 60 (42.9) 3 (30.0)
 Conventional duct to mucosa 36 (26.5) 68 (48.6) 7 (70.0)
 Invagination 15 (11.0) 12 (8.6) 0 (0)
 CRP ≥ 180 mg/L, n (%) 30 (22.1) 70 (50.0) 7 (70.0) <0.001 0.001
a

Grade B PPAP group compared to the non-PPAP group.

b

Grade C PPAP group compared to the non-PPAP group; PPAP, postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis; AP, acute pancreatitis; DM, diabetes mellitus; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; PDAC, pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma; CP, chronic pancreatitis.