The Critical Role of Biliary Candidiasis in Development of Surgical Site Infections after Pancreatoduodenectomy: Results of Prospective Study Using a Selective Culture Medium for Candida Species
Table 1
The comparison of preoperative backgrounds between our prospective and retrospective studies.
Patient’s background
n=51
Age (mean±SD)
66.6±9.3
Gender (male/female)
29/22
Preoperative diagnosis PDAC/IPMN/BDC/AC/others
29/9/7/2/4
Body mass index (kg/m2)
20.3±3.7
Preoperative total protein (g/dl)
6.5±0.73
Preoperative albumin (g/dl)
3.9±0.45
Preoperative cholinesterase
0.79±0.20
Preoperative diabetes mellitus (yes/no)
8/43
Preoperative biliary drainages (yes/no)
16/35
Preoperative cholangitis (yes/no)
11/40
Preoperative usage of broad antibiotics (yes/no)
29/22
Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (yes/no)
26/25
PDAC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, IPMN: intraductal mucinous neoplasm, BDC: bile duct carcinoma, and AC: ampullary carcinoma.
