Table 1 Baseline characteristics and intraoperative details including procedure, operation duration, blood loss and units transfused
Patient characteristics | WI n = 35 | EP n = 75 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 65 (58-72) | 67 (61-74) | 0.249 |
BMI, median (IQR) | 27 (24.4-31) | 26.1 (24-29) | 0.195 |
ASA physical status, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.375 |
 I | 4 (11.4) | 2 (2.7) |  |
 II | 18 (51.4) | 60 (80.0) |  |
 III | 13 (37.1) | 13 (17.3) |  |
Type of surgery, n (%) | |||
 Liver resection | 17 (48.6) | 43 (57.3) | 0.390 |
  Section/segment/metastectomy | 9 (25.7) | 27 (36.0) | 0.284 |
  ≥3 segments | 8 (22.9) | 16 (21.3) | 0.896 |
 Pancreas | 15 (42.9) | 27 (36.0) | 0.491 |
  Whipples (classic) | 2 (5.7) | 11 (14.7) | 0.176 |
  Whipples (PPPD) | 5 (14.2) | 8 (10.7) | 0.584 |
   Distal pancreas/spleen | 8 (22.9) | 8 (10.6) | 0.091 |
Other | 3 (8.6) | 5 (6.7) | 0.720 |
Intraoperative data | |||
 Operation duration (mins) median (IQR) | 210 (150-260) | 210 (127.5-310) | 0.838 |
 Blood loss (ml), median (IQR) | 300 (150-500) | 250 (150-500) | 0.444 |
Units transfused | |||
 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.164 |
 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.935 |
 3 | 0 | 0 |  |
 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.493 |