Table 2 Postoperative outcomes among patients with and without DGE

Clinically-relevant pancreatic fistula

 Grade B

 Grade C

33(23.2%)

27(19.0%)

6(4.2%)

70(10.2%)

60(8.7%)

10(1.5%)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.065

Intestinal obstruction

6(4.2%)

12(1.8%)

0.066

Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage

 Re-operation

 Conservative

16(11.3%)

10(7.0%)

6(4.2%)

29(4.2%)

22(3.2%)

7(1.0%)

0.001

0.031

0.015

Biliary leak

12(8.5%)

15(2.2%)

< 0.001

Chyle leak

19(13.4%)

63(9.2%)

0.129

Wound infection

5(3.5%)

12(1.8%)

0.304

Abdominal infection

30(21.1%)

54(7.9%)

< 0.001

Pulmonary infection

24(16.9%)

49(7.2%)

< 0.001

Death within 90 days

3(2.1%)

8(1.2%)

0.623

90d-reoperation

14(9.9%)

33(4.8%)

0.018

90d any major complication

47(33.1%)

96(14.0%)

< 0.001

Removal time of drainage tubes (days, median, IQR)

11(8–20)

8(7–12)

< 0.001

Length of hospital stay (days, median, IQR))

18(14–25)

13(10–17)

< 0.001