Risk Factors of Pancreatic Fistula in Distal Pancreatectomy Patients

Table 4

Univariate analysis.

Variables	n	Patients with pancreatic fistula	value
Age
<65 years	34	8	0.560
>65 years	4	0
BMI
<25 years	19	3	0.346
>25 years	19	5
Mode of admission
Elective	34	7	0.629
Emergency	4	1
ASA level
I or II	26	7	0.193
III or IV	12	1
Pancreatic stump closure
Hand-sewn	7	3	0.254
Stapled	9	2
Both	22	2
Type of surgery
SPDP	3	0	0.039
DP with splenectomy	21	2
Multivisceral resection	14	6