Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Clinical Predictors and Patient Outcomes

Table 5

Morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay in 510 patients who had pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Outcomes	PF	No. PF	P-value
	(𝑛=46)	(𝑛=470)
Mortality	0%	4%	P = NS
LOS (median)	25 days	12 days	𝑃<.001
Complications (# patients)	17 (37)	176 (37)	P = NS
Cardiopulmonary	8 (17)	69 (15)	P = NS
DGE	3 (7)	35 (7)	P = NS
Sepsis	10 (21)	22 (5)	𝑃<.001
Wound infection	9 (20)	17 (4)	𝑃<.001
Intra-abdominal abscess	7 (15)	10 (2)	𝑃<.001
Hemorrhage	3 (7)	15 (3)	P = NS
Reoperation*	12 (26)	2 (<1)	𝑃<.005
Reoperation (prior to diagnosis)	6 (13)	NA
Reoperation (following diagnosis)	6 (13)	NA

PF: Pancreatic fistula; Mortality: In-hospital mortality; LOS: Hospital length of stay; DGE: Delayed gastric emptying; *Reoperation was broken down into reoperations done prior to the diagnosis of PF and following the diagnosis of PF; only one PF was reoperated on for failure to close within 4 months.