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Table 5 All postoperative complications in the study population

From: The impact of preoperative biliary drainage on postoperative outcomes in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice: a retrospective analysis of 290 consecutive cases at a single medical center

 

Total (n = 290)

DG (n = 131)

PG (n = 159)

Statistic

P value

All complications

134

70

64

χ2 = 5.002

0.025

Intestinal fistula

23

10

13

χ2 = 0.029

0.865

Pancreatic fistula

20

10

10

χ2 = 0.202

0.653

Biliary fistula

1

0

1

-

-

Gastrointestinal anastomotic fistula

2

0

2

-

-

Abdominal liquid accumulation

31

16

15

χ2 = 0.581

0.446

Delayed gastric emptying

17

4

13

χ2 = 3.415

0.065

Hemorrhage

21

14

7

χ2 = 4.223

0.040

Hepatic failure

6

3

3

-

1.000

Reoperation

11

6

5

χ2 = 0.406

0.552

Incision complication

8

3

5

χ2 = 0.196

0.733

Mortality

6

3

3

-

1.000

Sepsis

78

41

37

χ2 = 2.354

0.125