Clinical Application of a Modified Double Purse-String Continuous Suture Technique for Pancreaticojejunostomy: Reliable for Laparoscopic Surgery and Small Size Main Pancreatic Duct
Table 3
Comparison between patients with laparoscopic surgery (LS group) and open surgery (OS group).
Variables
LS group ()
OS group ()
value
Age, years
0.973
Male, (%)
25 (65.8)
19 (76.0)
0.388
BMI#, kg/m2
0.205
Tumor size, cm
2.5 (1.95-3.5)
2.5 (1.9-3)
0.854
Main pancreatic duct size, (%)
<3 mm
14 (36.8)
12 (48.0)
0.379
≥3 mm
24 (63.2)
13 (52.0)
Operative time, min
305 (265-358.75)
220 (197.5-242.5)
<0.001
Conversion rate, (%)
5 (13.2)
Estimated blood loss, ml
200 (200-200)
200 (125-200)
0.868
Postoperative transfusion, (%)
10 (26.3)
6 (24.0)
0.836
Postoperative defecation, days
2 (1.75-4)
3 (2-4)
0.234
Indwelling gastric tube use, days
7 (5-9.25)
7 (6-9.5)
0.193
Morbidity, (%)
25 (65.8)
19 (76.0)
0.388
Clavien 1–2
19 (50.0)
16 (64.0)
0.547
Clavien ≥3
6 (15.8)
3 (12.0)
Pancreatic fistula, (%)
Normal or biochemical leak
34 (89.5)
19 (76.0)
0.176
Grade B
4 (10.5)
6 (24.0)
Grade C
0 (0)
0 (0)
Postoperative hospital stay, days
17.5 (14-20.25)
21 (16-26.5)
0.012
90-day mortality, (%)
0 (0)
0 (0)
N/A
#BMI: body mass index. Patients converted to open surgery are still included in the LS group for analysis. Data are presented as the mean with standard deviation () or median with interquartile range (median [25%, 75%]), or counts with percentages (). Bold text indicates a statistically significant value.
