30 August 2022 : Clinical Research
Postoperative Outcomes Following a Modified Method of Surgical Division of the Splenic Pedicle in 719 Patients During Splenectomy for Portal Hypertension: A 12-Year, Retrospective, Single-Center Study
Long Huang1ABDEFG*, Qingsheng Yu1DG, Hui Peng1BCF, Zhou Zhen2CDFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.937763
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937763
Table 2 Comparison of the outcomes of included patients between the 2 groups by PSM analysis.
| Variables | Unmatched | P | Matched | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (n=349) | Study group (n=370) | Control group (n=260) | Study group (n=260) | |||
| Intraoperative outcomes | ||||||
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 309.5±198.8 | 204.6±104.5 | P<0.01 | 316.0±212.2 | 200.8±103.7 | P<0.01 |
| Operation time (min) | 172.4±35.4 | 196.2±34.6 | P<0.01 | 173.1±36.3 | 199.4±34.7 | P<0.01 |
| Postoperative complications, n (%) | ||||||
| PVT | 148 (42.4) | 81 (21.9) | P<0.01 | 124 (47.7) | 55 (21.2) | P<0.01 |
| PPF | 40 (11.5) | 13 (3.5) | P<0.01 | 34 (13.1) | 10 (3.9) | P<0.01 |
| Postoperative abdominal hemorrhage | 10 (2.9) | 5 (1.4) | 0.16 | 8 (3.1) | 5 (1.9) | 0.40 |
| Hospital stay (day) | 13.8±3.1 | 13.0±2.2 | P<0.01 | 14.0±3.4 | 12.8±1.9 | P<0.01 |
| PSM – propensity score matching; PVT – portal vein thrombosis; PPF – postoperative pancreatic fistula. | ||||||