Defining Morbidity after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Use of a Prospective Complication Grading System

Optimal Technical Management of Stump Closure Following Distal Pancreatectomy: A Retrospective Review of 215 Cases

“…Our data support the claim that DP can be performed with low mortality [1][2][3][4][5] , however, morbidity remains high largely due to pancreatic fistula. Our pancreatic fistula rate falls within the range of 3-26% reported in the literature 3,[6][7][8] .…”

“…For decades, DP had been associated with high morbidity and low but measurable mortality. In recent years, the mortality rate after DP has been reduced to less than five percent in high volume centers [1][2][3][4][5] , however morbidity rates remain high ranging from 10-47% 3,[6][7][8] . Pancreatic fistula is the most frequently reported complication and the primary cause of post-operative morbidity following DP [6][7][8][9][10] .…”

Comparison of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: an updated meta-analysis

“…Data extracted included study characteristics (author, publication year, region, study period, design, case number), patient demographics (age, gender, tumor stage), and surgical results (operation time, intraoperative blood loss, retrieved LNs, length of hospital stay, time to first flatus, onset of oral diet, time to ambulation, perioperative complication and death rates, tumor size, proximal and distal resection margin distance, tumor recurrence, and overall and disease-free survival). Perioperative complications were categorized as surgical or nonsurgical complications using previously reported criteria [11]. Corresponding authors were contacted if further information was needed.…”

FOLFIRINOX induction therapy for stage III pancreatic adenocarcinoma

“…Only toxicities above grade 1 were recorded. Operative morbidity is recorded and graded in the MSKCC Surgical Events database 18 , which uses a severity scale similar to others previously published 19 .…”