Preoperative Nutrition Support May Reduce the Prevalence of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula after Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients with High Nutritional Risk Determined by NRS2002

Table 3

Complication and outcome comparison between preoperative nutrition support and no support groups in patients at high risk ().

Variable	Preoperative nutrition support group ()	No support group ()
Complications, (%)
CR-POPF	5 (12.2)	27 (28.7)	0.038
Postoperative haemorrhage	5 (12.2)	13 (13.8)	0.797
Biliary fistula	2 (4.9)	11 (11.7)	0.358
Abdominal infection	6 (14.6)	8 (8.5)	0.444
Wound infection	2 (4.9)	4 (4.3)	0.872
Delayed gastric emptying	6 (14.6)	15 (16.0)	0.845
Cardiac and cerebrovascular events	0 (0)	1 (1.1)	0.394
Outcomes
Postoperative LOS, mean (SD) (day)	26.9 (14.6)	26.0 (20.0)	0.788
30-day readmission rate, (%)	2 (4.9)	0 (0.0)	0.091
Perioperative mortality, (%)	1 (2.4)	3 (3.2)	0.809
Total hospital costs, mean (SD) (USD)	20238.1 (12059.3)	21796.8 (14451.0)	0.617