Continuous suture of the pancreatic stump and Braun enteroenterostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 1 Demographic data

Variable	Technique A group(n = 98)	Technique B group(n = 105)	t/χ2	P value
Male/female	57/41	68/37	0.933	0.334
Mean age (yr)	61.95	60.3	1.224	0.223
Karnofsky performance status > 90	91	96	0.142	0.706
Body mass index	22.04 ± 1.40	21.94 ± 1.31	0.526	0.600
Preoperative pain	48	53	0.045	0.831
Diabetes	10	9	0.159	0.690
Previous abdominal surgery	8	10	0.132	0.716