Preventing clinically relevant pancreatic fistula with combination of linear stapling plus continuous suture of the stump in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy

Table. 2 Surgical outcomes and complications (pancreatic stump closure)

Variables	LSC/CS (n = 10)	LSC (n = 12)	p-value
Operative time (min)	187.0 ± 51.4	188.3 ± 55.6	0.947
Blood loss(g)	240.4 ± 220.2	135.0 ± 142.9	0.443
Postoperative hospital stay (days)	11.9 ± 2.9	19.9 ± 11.7	0.037
Postoperative complication(%)≧C-D Grade III^a (%)	0 (0)	4 (33.3)	0.043
Pancreatic fistula(%)≧ Grade B^b (%)	0 (0)	4 (33.3)	0.043
30-day mortality	0	0	–

LSC/CS Linear stapling closure plus continuous suture, LSC Linear stapling closure
Values are presented as mean ± SD
^aClavien-Dindo Classification
^bInternational Study Group of Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) classification

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