Research Article
Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Volume is not Associated with Outcome within an Academic Health Care System
Table 2
Operative and perioperative characteristics of patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy
at UCSF-affiliated hospitals, 1989–2003.
| | Characteristics | ML | LVHG | value† |
| | Procedure
type, no. (%) | — | — | .206 | | Pylorus-preserving | 194 (64.7) | 37 (56.1) | — | | Classic; distal gastrectomy | 106 (35.3) | 29 (43.9) | — | | Vein
resection, no. (%) | — | — | 1.000 | | No. | 274/301 (91) | 52/57 (91.2) | — | | Blood
loss, mean (SD), ml | 1166.7 (1410.7) | 1262.7 (836.7) | .012 | | Patients
receiving a transfusion, no. (%) | 134/301 (44.5) | 29/53 (54.7) | .1813 | | Units
transfused, mean (SD) | 3.3 (3.9) | 2.6 (1.3) | .930 | | Operative
time, mean (SD), h | 6.7 (2) | 8.3 (2.1) | .0001
| | ICU stay,
mean (SD), days | 2.1 (7) | 8.8 (21.6) | .0001
| | Post-Op hospital stay, mean (SD), days | 16.1 (23.5) | 24.5 (24) | .0001
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†According to the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous data or Fisher's exact test for categorical data.
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