Table 3 Patients’ intraoperative and postoperative parameters
In situ (n = 68) | Ex situ (n = 118) | Splenectomy (n = 31) | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of harvested SHLNs, median (range) | 1(1–4) | 2(1–7) | 2(1–7) | 0.047 |
No. of total harvested LNs, median (range) | 33(10–66) | 33(11–78) | 31(11–60) | 0.313 |
Postoperative hospital stay, days, (mean ± standard deviation) | 16.41 ± 3.06 | 15.11 ± 1.53 | 23.26 ± 4.74 | 0.001 |
Blood loss volume, ml, (mean ± standard deviation) | 211.62 ± 53.43 | 180.08 ± 24.71 | 262.90 ± 78.09 | 0.027 |
Operation duration, min, (mean ± standard deviation) | 242.66 ± 18.90 | 244.24 ± 13.66 | 247.65 ± 22.06 | 0.695 |
Postoperative complication rate, n (%) | 12(17.6 %) | 15(12.7 %) | 11(35.5 %) | 0.011 |
Bleeding, n (%) | 1 (1.5 %) | 3 (2.5 %) | 3 (9.7 %) | 0.153 |
Anastomotic leak, n (%) | 3 (4.4 %) | 6 (5.1 %) | 5 (16.1 %) | 0.111 |
Pancreatic fistula, n (%) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 2 (6.5 %) | 0.019 |
Abdominal effusion, n (%) | 6 (8.8 %) | 7 (5.9 %) | 5 (16.1 %) | 0.183 |
Abdominal infection, n (%) | 6 (8.8 %) | 8 (6.8 %) | 7(22.6 %) | 0.029 |
Pneumonia, n (%) | 3 (8.8 %) | 1 (0.8 %) | 1(3.2 %) | 0.269 |
Reoperation rate, n (%) | 3(4.4 %) | 3(2.5 %) | 2(6.5 %) | 0.359 |
Mortality rate, n (%) | 0(0 %) | 1(0.8 %) | 1(3.2 %) | 0.363 |