A Comparison of Two Invagination Techniques for Pancreatojejunostomy after Pancreatoduodenectomy
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
Clinical data
ST group (—52)
C group (—52)
value
Age (years) mean ± SD
58.0 ± 13.7
59.3 ± 8.9
Range
22–79
39–75
Sex (number male/female)
30/22
27/25
Abdominal pain
32 (61.5%)
40 (77%)
Loss of body weight
38 (73%)
41 (78.8%)
Preoperative biliary drainage
12 (23.1%)
8 (15.4%)
Jaundice
24 (46.2%)
28 (53.8%)
Diabetes mellitus
22 (42.3%)
24 (46.2%)
Cardiovascular disease+
18 (34.6)
16 (30.8%)
Pulmonary disease+
4 (7.7%)
1 (1.9%)
ASA class on admission
(I) Healthy
7 (13.5%)
11 (21.2%)
(II) Mild systemic disease
30 (57.7%)
26 (50%)
(III) Severe systemic disease
15 (28.8%)
11 (21.2%)
(IV) Severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
0
1 (1.9%)
SD: standard deviation; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; +diseases are classified using the Ninth Revision of the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Disease; Yates corrected Chi-square test*; Chi-square test; -square test#; Mann-Whitney test±.
