Table 2 Operative details and postoperative outcomes of patients who were planned to receive robotic-assisted SPDP with splenic vessels preservation

Spleen preservation rate

83.8%

87.5%

82.8%

1.000^c

Operative time, minutes, median, (IQR)

243 (195–306)

318 (256–404)

220 (190–295)

< 0.001^b

Intraoperative blood loss, mL, median, (IQR)

50 (30–50)

50 (35–175)

50 (30–50)

0.012^b

Blood transfusion, n, (%)

4 (5.4%)

2 (12.5%)

2 (3.4%)

0.202^c

Division of the pancreas, n, (%)

< 0.001^c

 Ultrasonic scalpel

53 (71.6%)

4 (25.0%)

49 (84.5%)

 Stapler

21 (28.4%)

12 (75.0%)

9 (15.5%)

Postoperative major complication^a, n, (%)

3 (4.1%)

1 (6.3%)

2 (3.4%)

0.524^c

CR-POPF, n, (%)

1.000^c

 Grade B

16 (21.6%)

3 (18.8%)

13 (22.4%)

 Grade C

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Splenic infarction or abscess, n, (%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

NA

Postoperative LOS, days, median, (IQR)

8 (7–10)

10 (8–14)

8 (7–10)

0.120^b