Efficacy of Early Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transluminal Drainage for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors influencing prolonged hospitalization after EUS-TD.

Factor	Univariate			Multivariate
n = 30	HR	95% CI	p value	HR	95% CI	p value
Sex (male)	0.92	0.51–2.33	0.82
Age > 65	1.28	0.60–2.73	0.52
PDAC	0.87	0.39–1.94	0.74
Splenectomy	0.81	0.35–1.87	0.62
Laparoscopic surgery	1.44	0.67–3.02	1.44
Infection of POPF	1.04	0.49–2.22	0.91
Size of POPF >70 mm	0.96	0.46–2.00	0.92
Location, Ph	1.90	0.64–5.63	0.25
Encapsulation of POPF	0.89	0.35–2.22	0.80
Simultaneous internal and external drainage	0.18	0.06–0.51	0.0012	0.31	0.11–0.93	0.04
Not using LAMS	0.17	0.05–0.58	0.005	0.33	0.10–1.13	0.08
Total number of procedures >1	0.17	0.06–0.51	0.0016	0.26	0.08–0.84	0.02
Early drainage (within 15 days after surgery)	0.90	0.43–1.88	0.77

EUS-TD, EUS-guided transluminal drainage; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; PDAC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; POPF, postoperative pancreatic fistula; LAMS, lumen-apposing metal stent.