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Table 3 Complications to pancreatic surgery

From: Pancreatic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–2021: an observational cohort study from a third level referral center

 

Before lockdown

 
 

2017/2018

2018/2019

2019/2020

Total

Lockdown

p value

Number of operations

254

253

232

739

242

 

Clavien–Dindo (%)

1

33 (13.0)

21 (8.3)

19 (8.2)

73 (9.9)

22 (9.1)

0.803

2

      

3a

14 (5.5)

23 (9.1)

30 (12.2)

67 (9.1)

28 (11.6)

0.261

3b

33 (13.0)

22 (8.7)

31 (13.4)

86 (11.6)

28 (11.6)

1.000

4a

2 (0.8)

0

0

2 (0.3)

2 (0.8)

 

4b

3 (1.2)

0

0

3 (0.4)

2 (0.8)

 

5

5 (2.0)

4 (1.6)

3 (1.3)

12 (1.6)

5 (2.1)

0.582

Surgical complications

83 (32.7)

67 (26.5)

82 (35.4)

232 (31.4)

69 (28.5)

0.423

Wound dehiscence or infection

33 (13.0)

21 (8.3)

19 (8.2)

73 (9.9)

22 (9.1)

0.803

Pancreatic fistula

25 (9.8)

20 (7.9)

31 (13.4)

76 (10.3)

29 (12.0)

0.473

Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Grade B

16 (6.3)

6 (2.4)

11 (4.7)

33 (4.5)

9 (3.7)

0.717

Grade C

2 (0.8)

  

2 (0.3)

2 (0.8)

 

Left pancreatectomy

Grade B

7 (2.8)

14 (5.5)

19 (8.2)

40 (5.4)

18 (7.4)

0.271

Grade C

      

Bile fistula

11 (4.3)

12 (4.7)

15 (6.5)

38 (5.1)

11 (4.6)

0.865

Intraabdominal abscess

8 (3.1)

9 (3.6)

10 (4.3)

27 (3.7)

10 (4.1)

0.701

Hemorrhage

3 (1.2)

3 (1.2)

2 (0.9)

8 (1.1)

5 (2.0)

 

Gastric bleeding

1 (0.3)

0

2 (0.9)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

 

Gastric or intestinal infarction

1 (0.3)

0

2 (0.9)

3 (0.4)

0

 

Liver infarction

1 (0.3)

2 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

  
  1. Fistulas from pancreatico-jejunostomi and hepatico-jejunostomy treated with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography assisted drainage under general anesthesia are classified as Clavien–Dindo 3b