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Table 1 Univariate analysis of clinical and intraoperative factors associated with the development of delayed gastric emptying. (N = 827)

From: Delayed gastric emptying after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single-center experience of 827 cases

 

DGE

N = 142 (17.2%)

No DGE

N = 685(82.8%)

P value

Gender (Male/ Female)

62/80

292/393

0.821

Age (years, median, IQR)

63(55–70)

62(52–68)

0.059

BMI (kg/m2, median, IQR)

22.0(20.3–23.9)

22.2(20.2–24.0)

0.763

Hypertension

33(23.2%)

115(16.8%)

0.068

Diabetes mellitus

19(13.4%)

81(11.8%)

0.605

Smoking history

40(28.2%)

165(24.1%)

0.305

History of alcohol intake

21(14.8%)

102(14.9%)

0.975

History of abdominal surgery

History of gastrointestinal surgery

12(8.5%)

3(2.1%)

79(11.5%)

14(2.0%)

0.285

1.000

Preoperative jaundice

54(38.0%)

203(29.6%)

0.049

Preoperative biliary drainage

36(25.4%)

112(16.4%)

0.011

Tumor locations

   

Bile duct

Pancreas

Ampulla

Duodenum

41(28.9%)

65(45.8%)

21(14.8%)

15(10.5%)

179(26.1)

340(49.6)

100(14.6)

66(9.7%)

0.501

0.402

0.953

0.735

Indications for surgery

   

Benign/ Malignant

37/105

213/472

0.234

ASA score ≥ 3

54(38.0%)

235(34.3%)

0.335

Pancreatic texture(soft/hard)

61/81

331/354

0.244

Pylorus preserving

132(93.0%)

651(95.0%)

0.315

Combined organ resection

6(4.2%)

20(2.9%)

0.584

Vascular resection and reconstruction

 Side wall

 End to end

 Vascular grafts

26(18.3%)

7(4.9%)

5(3.5%)

14(9.9%)

89(13.0%)

65(9.5%)

17(2.5%)

7(1.0%)

0.096

0.079

0.679

< 0.001

Perioperative transfusion

21(14.8%)

90(13.1%)

0.604

Blood loss (ml, median, IQR)

175.0(100.0-365.0)

120.0(100.0-200.0)

0.001

Operative time (min, median, IQR))

370.0 (283.8-441.3)

330.0(273.0-401.5)

0.014

  1. ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, Body Mass Index