Table 4.
Postoperative morbidity in enucleations vs. oncologic resections and central pancreatectomies vs. oncologic resections
| Postoperative complications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncologic resections | Enucleations | ||
| Total n | 221 | 121 | |
| Parameter | n(%)/mean (SE) | n(%)/mean (SE) | p-value |
| Postoperative complications | |||
| No | 136 (61.5) | 62 (51.6) | |
| Yes | 85 (38.5) | 59 (48.4) | 0.087 |
| Clavien Dindo Classification | |||
| 0-IIB | 195 (88.2) | 97 (81.0) | |
| IIIA-IVB | 26 (11.8) | 23 (19.0) | 0.077 |
| POPF grade B/C | 18 (8.1) | 26 (21.3) | 0.098 |
| DGE | 6 (2.7) | 5 (4.1) | 0.313 |
| PPH | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0.876 |
| Reoperation | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.999 |
| Postoperative | |||
| 30 day mortality | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.999 |
| Length of stay (days) | 7.3 (5.7) | 7.5 (8.1) | 0.832 |
| Readmission within 30 days | 46 (20.1) | 24 (19.8) | 0.134 |
| Oncologic resections | Central pancreatectomies | ||
| Total n | 221 | 100 | |
| Parameter | n(%)/mean (SE) | n(%)/mean (SE) | p-value |
| Postoperative complications | |||
| No | 136 (61.5) | 43 (43.4) | |
| Yes | 85 (38.5) | 56 (56.6) | 0.003 |
| Clavien Dindo Classification | |||
| 0-IIB | 195 (88.2) | 80 (80.8) | |
| IIIA-IVB | 26 (11.8) | 19 (19.2) | 0.044 |
| POPF grade B/C | 18 (8.1) | 20 (20.2) | 0.032 |
| DGE | 6 (2.7) | 4 (4.0) | 0.244 |
| PPH | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.1) | 0.021 |
| Reoperation | 1 (0.5) | 4 (4.0) | 0.033 |
| Postoperative | |||
| 30 day mortality | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.1) | 0.524 |
| Length of stay (days) | 7.3 (5.7) | 7.9 (4.8) | 0.252 |
| Readmission within 30 days | 46 (20.1) | 23 (23.0) | 0.305 |
POPF: Postoperative pancreatic fistula; DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; PPH: Postoperative pancreatic hemorrhage