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Risk Factors of Schroder et a for Postoperative Complications After Pancreatoduodenectomy

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Schroder et al identified factors associated with postoperative complications in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy. These can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from Medical Spectrum Twente and University of Twente in The Netherlands.


Patient selection: pancreatoduodenectomy

 

Parameters:

(1) body mass index (BMI) in kg per square meter

(2) ASA status from ASA 1 to ASA 3

(3) mean Hounsefield unit (HU) of the body of the pancreas

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

body mass index

 

0.215 * (BMI)

ASA

1 or 2

0

 

3

2.839

HU body of pancreas

 

-0.02 * (HU)

 

X =

= SUM(points for all 3 parameters) - 4.801

 

probability of severe postoperative complications =

= 1/ (1 + EXP((-1) * X))

 

In addition, an elevated visceral fat area (VFA) at the umbilicus is associated with a higher risk of post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF). The VFA in patients with POPF was 121.5 to 210.8 square cm vs 90 to 152.5 in patients without.


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