Clinical outcomes of interlocking main pancreatic duct-jejunal internal bridge drainage in middle pancreatectomy: A comparative study

Table 2 Intraoperative data of patients who underwent interlocking main pancreatic duct-jejunal bridge drainage or duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy

	IMPD-J bridge drainage (n = 23)	Duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy (n = 30)	χ²/t/z	P value
Operation time, hours	4.3 ± 1.3	5.8 ± 1.8	-3.233	0.002
Blood loss, mL	100.0 (50.0, 200.0)	100.0 (87.5, 300.0)	-1.894	0.058
RBC transfusion, u	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	-0.197	0.843
Plasma transfusion, mL	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 75.0)	-0.507	0.612
Tumor diameter, cm	4.1 ± 2.3	3.9 ± 1.9	0.303	0.763
Pancreatic duct diameter, mm	3.0 (3.0, 5.0)	3.0 (2.4, 6.0)	-2.420	0.809

IMPD-J: Interlocking main pancreatic duct-jejunal; RBC: Red blood cells.