Pancreas-sparing duodenectomy with regional lymph node dissection for early-stage ampullary carcinoma: A case control study using propensity scoring methods

Table 3 Postoperative characteristics between study groups

Characteristic	PD group	PSD group	P value
	(n = 69)	(n = 69)
Hospital stay (d), median (range)	18 (8-60)	10 (7-26)	0.045
ICU stay (d), median (range)	4 (2-15)	3 (1-7)	0.059
Hospital mortality, n (%)	3 (4.3)	2 (2.9)	0.081
Reoperation, n (%)	5 (7.2)	3 (4.3)	0.064
Postoperative complications, n (%)
Pancreatic leakage	16 (23.2)	3 (4.3)	0.037
Grade A	4	2	0.106
Grade B	8	0	0.058
Grade C	4	1	0.217
Delayed gastric emptying	15	6	0.045
New onset diabetes mellitus	8	0	0.041
Bile leak	2	0	0.678
Abdominal bleeding	9	5	0.721
Gastrointestinal bleeding	6	4	0.661
Wound infection	5	2	0.543
Sepsis	2	1	0.608
Abdominal abscess	4	2	0.334
Cardiac event	3	0	0.329

Data are expressed as number of patients or median (range). ICU: Intensive care unit; PD: Pancreaticoduodenectomy; PSD: Pancreas-sparing duodenectomy.