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 Huang 1ABDEFG* , Qingsheng Yu 1DG , Hui Peng 1BCF , Zhou Zhen 2CDFDOI: 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 | ||
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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 | 316.0±212.2 | 200.8±103.7 | P |
Operation time (min) | 172.4±35.4 | 196.2±34.6 | P | 173.1±36.3 | 199.4±34.7 | P |
Postoperative complications, n (%) | ||||||
PVT | 148 (42.4) | 81 (21.9) | P | 124 (47.7) | 55 (21.2) | P |
PPF | 40 (11.5) | 13 (3.5) | P | 34 (13.1) | 10 (3.9) | P |
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 | 14.0±3.4 | 12.8±1.9 | P |
PSM – propensity score matching; PVT – portal vein thrombosis; PPF – postoperative pancreatic fistula. |