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Table 4 Postoperative mortality and morbidity according to the pathological diagnosis

From: Vater’s ampullary carcinoma increases the risk of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A retrospective and propensity score-matched analysis

Variables

Before PS matching

After PS matching

VAC (n = 94), n (%)

Non-VAC (n = 169), n (%)

P value

VAC (n = 59), n (%)

non-VAC (n = 59), n (%)

P value

CR-POPF, n (%)

44 (46.8)

55 (32.5)

0.022

28 (47.5)

16 (27.1)

0.025

Biliary leakage, n (%)

6 (6.3)

10 (5.9)

0.880

4 (6.8)

3 (5.1)

0.697

Chylous fistula, n (%)

12 (12.7)

19 (11.2)

0.713

10 (16.9)

9 (15.3)

0.802

DGE, n (%)

35 (37.2)

59 (34.9)

0.706

20 (33.9)

21 (35.6)

0.847

PPH, n (%)

8 (8.5)

14 (8.3)

0.949

5 (8.5)

3 (5.1)

0.464

Major postoperative complications, n (%)

26 (27.6)

31 (18.3)

0.079

13 (22.0)

7 (11.9)

0.141

Wound infection, n (%)

6 (6.3)

8 (4.7)

0.723

5 (8.5)

2 (3.4)

0.242

Intra-abdominal infection, n (%)

49 (52.1)

57 (33.7)

0.004

30 (50.9)

17 (28.8)

0.015

Bacteremia, n (%)

6 (6.3)

8 (4.7)

0.568

2 (3.4)

3 (5.1)

0.648

Pneumonia, n (%)

1 (1.1)

7 (4.1)

0.164

1 (1.7)

2 (3.4)

0.559

Urinary tract infection, n (%)

1 (1.1)

2 (1.2)

0.930

1 (1.7)

1 (1.7)

1.000

  1. VAC: Vater’s ampullary carcinoma; CR-POPF: clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (Grade B/ C); PPH: post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage; DGE: delayed gastric emptying; PS: propensity score