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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients (n = 662)

From: Factors predicting adequate lymph node yield in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy for malignancy

Variable

Gender (F:M)

263:399

Age, median (IQR) years

60 (50–66)

Final diagnosis, n (%)

 Pancreatic cancer

388 (59)

 Cancer of the ampulla of Vater

236 (36)

 Common bile duct cancer

38 (5)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Cardiocirculary

252 (38)

 Pulmonary

33 (5)

 Diabetes

132 (20)

 Cirrhosis

7 (1)

ASA class, n (%)

 I or II

470 (71)

 III or IV

192 (29)

Preoperative biliary drainage, n (%)

 None

364 (55)

 Endoscopic

179 (27)

 Operative

119 (18)

Body mass index, median (IQR)

24 (21–26)

Surgery, n (%)

 Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD)

358 (54)

 Pylorus-preserving PD

185 (28)

 Total pancreatectomy

119 (18)

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, IQR interquartile range, PD pancreatoduodenectomy