Outcome Measures
pneumonia, pancreatic injury, blood loss, abscess, TG, ileus
PNEUMONIA, BLOOD LOSS, WOUND INFECTION, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION, ABSCESS, LEAKAGE, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, COMPLICATIONS, ILEUS
The main outcome was overall postoperative complication rate after DG versus TG. In addition, both groups were compared regarding individual complications (i.e., anastomotic leakage, pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, ileus, abscess, pancreatic injury, chyle leakage, wound infection), mortality, oncological outcomes (e.g., radicality, marginal distances, lymph node yield, 1-year survival), intraoperative details (i.e., blood loss, operating time, conversion, additional organ resections), postoperative recovery (e.g., hospitalization, time to flatus and first oral intake, readmissions), and 1-year quality of life using EORTC QLQ-C30- and STO-22-questionnaires at baseline and after 6 weeks, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.