Clinical Application of a Modified Double Purse-String Continuous Suture Technique for Pancreaticojejunostomy: Reliable for Laparoscopic Surgery and Small Size Main Pancreatic Duct

Table 2

Summary of patient perioperative outcomes.

Variables
Operative time, min	270 (225-335)
Estimated blood loss, ml	200 (150-200)
Intraoperative transfusion, (%)	1 (1.6)
Postoperative transfusion, (%)	16 (25.4)
Postoperative defecation, days	2 (2-4)
Indwelling gastric tube use, days	7 (5-9)
Morbidity, (%)	44 (69.8)
Clavien 1–2	35 (55.6)
Clavien ≥3	9 (14.3)
Pancreatic fistula, (%)
Normal or biochemical leak	53 (84.1)
Grade B	10 (15.9)
Grade C	0 (0)
Other complications, (%)
Delayed gastric emptying	26 (41.3)
Postoperative hemorrhage	7 (11.1)
Respiratory events	5 (7.9)
Surgical wound infection	3 (4.8)
Bile leakage	2 (3.2)
Abdominal infection	1 (1.6)
Cardiac events	1 (1.6)
Postoperative hospital stay, days	18 (15-22)
90-day mortality, (%)	0 (0)

Data are presented as the median with interquartile range (median [25%, 75%]) or counts with percentages ().