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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2014; 6(1): 9-13
Published online Jan 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i1.9
Table 5 Intraoperative and postoperative comparison in patients with or without arterial anomalies n (%)
VariablesNo arterial anomalyn = 182Arterial anomalyn = 43P value
Duration of surgery (min)420 ± 44 (240-540)480 ± 45 (300-600)< 0.05
Blood loss (mL)360 ± 52 (200-630)390 ± 45 (300-650)NS
Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage4 (2.1)1 (2.3)NS
Postpancreatectomy fistula9 (4.9)2 (4.65)NS
Delayed gastric emptying98 (53.8)23 (53.4)NS
Length of hospital stay13.6 ± 6.013.1 ± 5.1NS
Mortality3 (1.7)1 (2.3)NS
Positive margin13 (7.1)3 (6.9)NS
Lymph node yield12 ± 412 ± 5NS