Effect of Blumgart anastomosis in reducing the incidence rate of pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy

Table 3 Information of the patients with postoperative pancreatic fistula

	POPF (<ISGPS grade B)	POPF (≥ISGPS grade B)	P-value
No. of patients	253	38
Age, mean ± SE, yr	53.30 ± 1.16	54.79 ± 3.22	0.640
Sex (male/female)	131/122	19/19	0.839
Body mass index, mean ± SE, kg/m2	23.13 ± 0.40	23.84 ± 0.87	0.486
Blumgart anastomosis, n (%)	182 (71.9)	19 (50.0)	0.006
Hard pancreas, n (%)	75 (29.7)	6 (15.8)	0.076
Pancreatic malignancy, n (%)	179 (70.8)	23 (60.5)	0.204
Pancreatitis, n (%)	14 (5.5)	1 (2.6)	0.452
Diameter of the pancreatic duct, mean ± SE, mm	5.42 ± 0.35	4.65 ± 0.30	0.131
Intraoperative blood loss, mean ± SE, mL	681.6 ± 70.8	819.1 ± 140	0.347

POPF: Postoperative pancreatic fistula; ISGPS: International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery.