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Table 1 Baseline demographics in patients undergoing pancreatectomy

From: Comparison of clinical outcomes between mesh-reinforced pancreatojejunostomy and pancreatogastrostomy following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a cohort study

Characteristic

All (n = 110)

PG group (n = 51)

PJ group (n = 59)

P value

Age*

58.9 ± 1.0

60.9 ± 1.3

57.1 ± 1.5

0.07

Men, n (%)

65 (59.1)

27 (52.9)

38 (64.4)

0.22

BMI*, kg/m2

23.0 ± 0.3

22.6 ± 0.6

23.3 ± 0.4

0.28

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

22 (20)

9 (17.6)

13 (22.0)

0.57

 Hypertension, n (%)

27 (24.5)

13 (25.5)

14 (23.7)

0.83

Operation time*, min

368.0 ± 8.2

342.4 ± 11.7

390.0 ± 10.8

< 0.01

ASA ≥ 3, n (%)

19 (17.3)

9 (17.6)

10 (16.9)

0.92

Intraoperative blood transfusion, n (%)

41 (37.3)

14 (27.5)

27 (45.8)

0.048

Estimated blood loss*, mL

502.4 ± 48.3

392.2 ± 31.8

597.6 ± 84.2

0.03

Pancreatic gland texture, n (%)

0.55

 Soft, n (%)

93 (84.5)

42 (82.4)

51 (86.4)

–

 Hard, n (%)

17 (15.5)

9 (17.6)

8 (13.6)

–

Mesh materials, n (%)

< 0.01

 Non-absorbable, n (%)

59 (53.6)

10 (19.6)

49 (83.1)

–

 Absorbable, n (%)

51 (46.4)

41 (80.4)

10 (16.9)

–

Pancreatic duct size (> 4 mm), n (%)

28 (25.5)

14 (27.5)

14 (23.7)

0.66

The time of anastomosis*, min

27.4 ± 0.4

29.1 ± 0.7

27.9 ± 0.6

0.21

  1. PG pancreatogastrostomy, PJ pancreatojejunostomy
  2. *Value are expressed as the mean ± SE