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Table 3 Postoperative complications stratified for the presence of biliary stent (Univariate analysis)

From: Role of preoperative biliary stents, bile contamination and antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical site infections after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Complications

All (N = 178)

Non-stented (N = 90)

Stented (N = 88)

P value

N (% col)

N (% col)

N (% col)

Pancreatic fistula: No/Yes

127 (71.3)/51 (28.7)

64 (71.1)/26 (28.9)

63 (71.6)/25 (28.4)

1.000

A

19 (10.7)

10 (11.1)

9 (10.2)

0.995a

B + C

32 (18.0)

16 (17.8)

16 (18.2)

Biliary fistula: No/Yes

167 (93.8)/11 (6.2)

82 (91.1)/8 (8.9)

85 (96.6)/3 (3.4)

0.212b

Abdominal abscess: No/Yes

170 (95.5)/8 (4.5)

85 (94.4)/5 (5.6)

85 (96.6)/3 (3.4)

0.720b

Pneumonia: No/Yes

170 (95.5)/8 (4.5)

85 (94.4)/5 (5.6)

85 (96.6)/3 (3.4)

0.720b

Urinary tract infection: No/Yes

175 (98.3)/3 (1.7)

88 (97.8)/2 (2.2)

87 (98.9)/1 (1.1)

1.000b

Wound infection: No/Yes

141 (79.2)/37 (20.8)

78 (86.7)/12 (13.3)

63 (71.6)/25 (28.4)

0.022

Pancreatitis: No/Yes

175 (98.3)/3 (1.7)

87 (96.7)/3 (3.3)

88 (100)/0 (0.0)

0.246b

Sepsis: No/Yes

172 (96.1)/7 (3.9)

87 (96.7)/3 (3.3)

85 (95.5)/4 (4.5)

0.720b

Lymphatic fistula: No/Yes

168 (94.4)/10 (5.6)

87 (96.7)/3 (3.3)

81 (92.0)/7 (8.0)

0.209b

Post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage: No/Yes

153 (86.0)/25 (14.0)

76 (84.4)/14 (15.6)

77 (87.5)/11 (12.5)

0.711

A

14 (7.9)

9 (10.0)

5 (5.7)

0.958a

B

1 (0.5)

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

C

10 (5.6)

4 (4.4)

6 (6.8)

Duodenal/gastric fistula: No/Yes

175 (98.3)/3 (1.7)

89 (98.9)/1 (1.1)

86 (97.7)/2 (2.3)

0.619b

Delayed gastric emptying: No/Yes

173 (97.2)/5 (2.8)

88(97.8)/2 (2.2)

85 (96.6)/3 (3.4)

0.680b

  1. aConsidering the subgroups
  2. bFisher exact test
  3. Two patients were excluded from analysis of post-operative complications because of early death (respectively 3rd and 5th post-operative day)