Table 1 Definition of secondary endpoints
Secondary endpoint | Definition and assessment of outcomes |
|---|---|
Anastomosis time | Time from beginning to end of PJ anastomosis |
Mortality | Death due to any cause until 90 days after the operation and the reason |
Morbidity | Postoperative complications will be recorded until 90 days after operation. The severity of complications will be graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification [18] |
Postoperative hospital stay | Time from day of operation until discharge (days) |
Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage | Evidence of blood loss from drains and/or nasogastric tube, based on ultrasonography, as defined by ISGPS [19] |
Biliary leak | Bilirubin concentration in the drain fluid at least three times the serum bilirubin concentration as defined by International Study Group of Liver Surgery [20] |
Delayed gastric emptying | Failure to resume solid diet with prolonged need for nasogastric tube as defined by ISGPS [21] |
Intra-abdominal fluid collection | Collection of fluid measuring ≥3 cm associated with clinical or laboratory abnormalities |
Wound infection | Surgical site infection associated with laparotomy that develops during the initial hospital stay |
Pneumonia | Presence of a new infiltrate on chest X-ray, as well as following: body temperature >38 °C, abnormal elevation of white blood cells, or positive sputum, and requiring antibiotic treatment |
Abdominal rupture | Dehiscence of abnormal closure with need for resuture of the laparotomy during the initial hospital stay |