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Table 5 Postoperative and outcome details of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenal resection with and without complications

From: The impact of fluid intervention on complications and length of hospital stay after pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple’s procedure)

 

Overall

Complications

No complications

p value

(n = 150)

(n = 86)

(n = 64)

Day 1 total fluids (litres)

3.0 (0.9–14.1)

3.3 (0.9–14.1)

2.9 (1.4-11.0)

0.020*

   - Crystalloid

2.7 (0.9–13.1)

2.8 (0.9–13.1)

2.6 (1.3–10.0)

0.101

   – Colloid

0.0 (0.0–2.8)

0.0 (0.0–2.8)

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

0.952

   – Blood

0.0 (0.0–1.1)

0.0 (0.0–1.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.3)

0.239

   – Fluid balance

1.5 (-1.7–12.1)

1.8 (-1.7 – 12.1

0.9 (-0.8–8.4)

0.002*

Day 2 total fluids (litres)

2.1 (0.3–6.1)

2.3 (0.3–6.1)

1.9 (0.7–4.9)

0.026*

   – Crystalloid

2.0 (0.3–5.5)

2.2 (0.4–5.5)

1.90.7–4.4)

0.009*

   – Colloid

0.0 (0.0–1.9)

0.0 (0.0–1.9)

0.0 (0.0–0.7)

0.146

   – Blood

0.0 (0.0–0.6)

0.0 (0.0–0.6)

0.0 (0.0–0.5)

0.866

   – Fluid balance

0.4 (-2.9–4.5)

0.6 (-2.9–4.5)

0.2 (-2.4–5.3)

0.037*

Day 3 total fluids (litres)

1.7 (0.0–6.0)

1.9 (0.1–6.0)

1.4 (0.0–4.0)

0.018*

   – Crystalloid

1.6 (0.0–6.0)

1.9 (0.1–6.0)

1.4 (0–4.0)

0.028*

   – Colloid

0.0 (0.0–1.3)

0.0 (0.0–1.1)

0.0 (0.0–1.3)

0.220

   – Blood

0.0 (0.0–0.8)

0.0 (0.0–0.8)

0.0 (0.0.4)

0.727

   – Fluid balance

0.4 (-2.9–11.9)

0.5 (-2.6–11.9)

0.2 (-2.9–11.7)

0.103

Postoperative length of stay (days)

17 (6–140)

25 (7–140)

10 (6–90)

<0.001

  1. *p ≤ 0.05 Mann Whitney U test.