Extended Perioperative Antibiotic Coverage in Conjunction with Intraoperative Bile Cultures Decreases Infectious Complications after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 4

Postoperative outcomes of matched patients.

Postoperative outcomes	A24 ()	A72 ()	value
Infectious complication	26 (70)	19 (51)	0.096
Surgical site infection	6 (16)	1 (2.7)	0.047
Intra-abdominal abscess	7 (18)	5 (13)	0.754
Anastomotic leak	5 (13)	1 (2.7)	0.08
C. difficile infection	2 (5)	4 (10)	0.674
Bacteremia	3 (8.3)	2 (5.4)	1.000
Mortality	1 (27)	1 (2.7)	1.000
Readmission	14 (37)	12 (32)	0.626
Reoperation	11 (29)	9 (24)	0.794
Length of stay, mean,; Day ± SD			0.882
Pancreatic fistula			0.11
Grade B	10	2
Grade C	3	0