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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative outcomes between the PNSP and well-nourished groups. Subgroup analysis according to whether nutritional status improved

From: Effect of preoperative nutritional support in malnourished patients with pancreatobiliary cancer: a quasi-experimental study

Variables

PNSP (n = 43)

Well-nourished (n = 45)

 

B/C -> B/C(n=21)

B/C -> A (n=22)

  

n (%) or median (min-max)

p

p (vs. B/C->B/C)

p (vs. B/C->A)

Op. time (min)

345 (215-625)

323 (95-700)

0.173†

325 (140-645)

0.127†

0.785†

EBL (mL)

550 (0-3900)

400 (100-3500)

0.327†

400 (0-2200)

0.056†

0.614†

Complications

13 (61.9)

9 (40.9)

0.169

19 (42.2)

0.194

0.918

Major complications

9 (42.9)

6 (27.3)

0.284

12 (26.7)

0.238

0.958

CR-POPF

3 (13.0%)

1 (4.5%)

0.317

4 (8.9%)

0.594

0.525

Postop. bleeding

3 (13.0%)

3 (13.6%)

0.953

5 (11.1%)

0.815

0.765

RBC transfusion

7 (33.3)

4 (18.2)

0.310#

4 (8.9%)

0.022

0.271

LOS (whole)

34 (14-63)

25 (12-83)

0.310†

20 (10-65)

<.001

0.050†

LOS (postop.)

21 (7-57)

16 (3-75)

0.240†

15 (8-63)

0.146

0.957†

  1. PNSP preoperative nutritional support program, EBL estimated blood loss, CR-POPF clinical relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula, RBC red blood cell, LOS length of hospital stay