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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Effect of postoperative utilization of somatostatin on clinical outcome after definitive surgery for duodenal fistula

 

Somatostatin group

Non-somatostatin group

P

PSM

Somatostatin group

PSM

Non-somatostatin group

P

Demographic data

 Gender, n (%)

  

0.83

  

0.85

 Male

49 (58.3)

42 (60.0)

 

33 (55.0)

34 (56.7)

 

 Female

35 (41.7)

28 (40.0)

 

27 (45.0)

26 (43.3)

 

 Age, years, median (IQR)

45 (34–61)

46 (32–60)

0.86

45 (32–59)

42 (33–57)

0.96

 BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR)

21.2 (19.8–22.1)

21 (19.8–22)

0.61

21.4 (19.8–22)

21 (19.7–22)

0.93

Characteristics of fistula

 Anatomy of fistula, n (%)

  

0.89

  

0.66

 Stump

39 (46.4)

30 (42.9)

 

26 (43.3)

27 (45.0)

 

 Bulb or descending portion

40 (47.6)

35 (50)

 

32 (53.3)

29 (48.3)

 

 Pars horizontalis duodeni

5 (5.9)

5 (7.1)

 

2 (33.3)

4 (6.7)

 

 Etiology, n (%)

  

0.49

  

0.93

 Upper gastrointestinal tract tumor

29 (34.5)

18 (25.7)

 

17 (28.3)

16 (16.7)

 

 Trauma

43 (51.2)

40 (57.1)

 

33 (55.0)

35 (58.3)

 

 Pancreatitis

12 (15.5)

12 (17.2)

 

10 (16.7)

9 (15.0)

 

 High output, n (%)

46 (54.8)

34 (48.6)

0.44

32 (53.3)

30 (50.0)

0.72

 Combined with abdominal hernia, n (%)

38 (45.2)

33 (47.1)

0.81

28 (48.3)

26 (44.8)

0.71

Preoperative laboratory examination

 Preoperative hemoglobin, n (%)

  

0.98

  

0.85

  > 100 g/L, and < 120 g/L

35 (41.7)

29 (41.4)

 

23 (38.3)

24 (40.0)

 

  ≥ 120 g/L

49 (58.3)

41 (58.6)

 

37 (61.7)

36 (60.0)

 

 Preoperative albumin, n (%)

  

0.81

  

1.00

  > 30 g/L, and < 35 g/L

38 (45.2)

33 (47.1)

 

28 (48.3)

28 (48.3)

 

  ≥ 35 g/L

46 (54.8)

37 (52.9)

 

32 (53.3)

32 (53.3)

 

 Glutamic pyruvic transaminase, U/L (IQR)

31 (21–47)

31 (24–46)

0.72

   

 Total bilirubin, mmol/L (IQR)

20 (12–27)

21 (12–28)

0.71

   

 Creatinine, mmol/L (IQR)

58 (51–77)

61 (51–79)

0.67

   

Intraoperative characteristics

 Blood loss, n (%)

  

0.79

  

1.00

  < 1000 mL

45 (53.6)

39 (55.7)

 

33 (55.0)

33 (55.0)

 

  ≥ 1000 mL

39 (4.4)

31 (44.3)

 

27 (45.0)

27 (45.0)

 

 Duration of definitive surgery, n (%)

  

0.42

  

0.71

  < 4 h

51 (60.7)

38 (54.3)

 

32 (53.3)

34 (56.7)

 

  ≥ 4 h

33 (39.3)

32 (45.7)

 

28 (48.3)

26 (43.3)

 

 Surgical procedure, n (%)

  

0.64

  

0.85

 Suture

57 (67.9)

45 (64.3)

 

40 (66.7)

41 (68.3)

 

 Duodenojejunostomy Roux-en-Y

27 (32.1)

25 (28.6)

 

20 (33.3)

19 (31.7)

 

Postoperative management

 Required blood transfusion within 48 h after definitive surgery

  

0.98

  

0.71

  < 1000 mL

53 (63.1)

44 (62.9)

 

36 (43.3)

38 (63.3)

 

  ≥ 1000 mL

31 (36.9)

26 (37.1)

 

24 (40.0)

22 (36.7)

 

 Required albumin transfusion within 48 h after definitive surgery

  

0.66

  

0.86

  < 100 g

45 (53.6)

35 (50)

 

32 (53.3)

31 (51.7)

 

  ≥ 100 g

39 (46.4)

35 (50)

 

28 (48.3)

29 (48.3)

 

Comorbidity, No. (%)

 Hypertension

2 (2.3)

2 (2.9)

0.85

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

1.00

 Diabetes mellitus

8 (9.5)

7 (10.0)

0.92

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

1.00