Preoperative interleukin-17a as a predictor of acute pancreatitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics and postoperative complications

Variables	No PPAP (n = 105)	PPAP (n = 45)	P value
Age [median (IQR)], years	63 (55-70)	63 (56.5–70)	0.549
Sex, n (%), male	230 (59.7%)	42 (51.2%)	0.155
Total bilirubin level (μmol/L)	12.0 (7.8-20.0)	19.5 (12.6-35.0)	0.04
Incidence of soft pancreatic texture (%)	61.0	34.0	< 0.001
Incidence of MPD ≤ 3 mm (%)	81.0	60.0	0.012
Incidence of PDAC or CP (%)	26.7	58.7	0.001
FRS risk area	Higher	Lower	< 0.001
Incidence of POPF (%)	55.6	7.4	< 0.001
Incidence of bile leak (%)	9.1	2.1	0.006
Incidence of intra-abdominal infection (%)	26.7	9.5	0.001
Incidence of major complications (%)	17A.2	3.8	0.001
Incidence of interventional drainage (%)	12.2	1.4	< 0.001
Incidence of reoperation (%)	5.6	0.7	0.021
Postoperative hospital stay (days)	28 (21-35)	14 (10-20)	< 0.001

PDAC: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; PPAP: Postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis; MPD: Main pancreatic duct; CP: Chronic pancreatitis; FRS: Fistula risk score; POPF: Postoperative pancreatic fistula.