Root-cause analysis of mortality after pancreatic resection in a nationwide cohort

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

Hpb Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hpb.2024.11.014

Anne Claire Henry , F. Jasmijn Smits , Lois A. Daamen , Olivier R. Busch , Koop Bosscha , Ronald M. van Dam , Coen J.L. van Dam , Casper H. van Eijck , Sebastiaan Festen , Erwin van der Harst , Ignace H.J.T. de Hingh , Geert Kazemier , Mike S. Liem , Vincent E. de Meijer , Peter Noordzij , Gijs A. Patijn , Jennifer M.J. Schreinemakers , Martijn W.J. Stommel , Bert A. Bonsing , Bas G. Koerkamp , I. Quintus Molenaar

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Abstract

Background

This study evaluates leading causes of in-hospital mortality after pancreatic resection nationwide to determine areas for improvement.

Methods

This observational cohort study included all in-hospital mortality after pancreatic resection in the Netherlands (2014–2019). Each fatality was considered to be caused by local complications (i.e. directly related to surgery, located in surgical area) or systemic complications (e.g. cardiac or pulmonary). A blinded Expert Committee reviewed the postoperative course leading to death and identified potential quality improvement measures.

Results

Out of 5345 patients undergoing pancreatic resection, 149 patients (2.8 %) died in-hospital. Local complications caused death in 126 patients (85 %) and systemic complications in 23 patients (15 %). Concerning local complications, the common leading causes of death were postoperative pancreatic fistula (n = 41) and thrombosis of vascular reconstructions (n = 23). Systemic cardiac (n = 8) and pulmonary (n = 7) complications caused death frequently. Potential areas for improvement were failure to rescue (n = 89; 60 %), prevention of complications (n = 34, 23 %) and patient selection (n = 14; 9 %).

Conclusion

Local complications often caused death after pancreatic resection, mainly pancreatic fistula and vascular reconstruction failure. Failure to rescue was considered the most important area for improvement to decrease in-hospital mortality further.

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Hpb GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-SURGERY

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

3.40%

发文量

244

审稿时长

57 days

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