Comparison of prognosis and postoperative morbidities between standard pancreaticoduodenectomy and the TRIANGLE technique for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Table 1 Characteristics of the 93 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients

Characteristics	PDstandard group	PDTRIANGLE group	P value
	(n = 56)	(n = 37)
Age (yr)	65.7 ± 10.1	64.2 ± 10.8	0.503
Sex (M/F)	33/23	17/20	0.219
BMI (kg/m2)	23.1 ± 3.3	23.8 ± 2.9	0.250
NRS2002 score, median (IQR)	4 (3-5)	4 (3-5)	0.888
Jaundice, n (%)	23 (41.1)	20 (54.1)	0.219
Preoperative biliary drainage, n (%)	12 (21.4)	9 (24.3)	0.744
Tumor size (cm)	2.6 ± 0.8	2.5 ± 1.1	0.604
CA19-9 (U/mL), median (IQR)	141.0 (25.4-370.5)	112.6 (16.8-355.9)	0.580
Albumin (g/L)	38.4 ± 3.1	39.2 ± 2.8	0.267
Hb (g/L)	122.6 ± 14.9	127.4 ± 12.1	0.110

BMI: Body mass index; CA19-9: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9; Hb: Hemoglobin; IQR: Interquartile range; NRS2002: Nutrition risk screening 2002 score; PD: Pancreaticoduodenectomy.