Arguments for an individualized closure of the pancreatic remnant after distal pancreatic resection

Table 3 Postoperative pancreatic fistula is the main factor of perioperative morbidity after distal pancreatic resection

Parameter description for all patients (n = 126)		Groups		Correlation
Parameter	n (%)	No POPF (n = 96)	POPF (n = 30)	Coefficient	P value
POPF	30 (23.8)	96	30	1.000	NA
Overall morbidity	76 (60.3)	46	30	0.453	< 0.001
Surgical morbidity	55 (43.7)	25	30	0.635	< 0.001
Severe morbidity	19 (15.1)	11	8	0.181	0.043
Inta-abdominal abscess	17 (13.5)	5	12	0.434	< 0.001
Septic shock	3 (2.4)	1	2	0.157	0.079
PPH	8 (6.3)	4	4	0.160	0.073
Reoperation	18 (14.3)	10	8	0.198	0.026
Overall mortality	2 (1.6)	1	1	0.078	0.385
Hospital stay (d), median (range)	15 (8-143)	14 (8-143)	32 (11-108)	0.552	< 0.001

POPF: Postoperative pancreatic fistula of Grade B or C [International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) definition]; PPH: postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (ISGPS definition), severe morbidity includes complications leading to sepsis, reintubation or reoperation. Septic shock is defined as sepsis with iv catecholamin requirement. Correlations derived from two-sided Spearman’s rank correlation test. NA: Not applicable.