The conventional method of blood-loss calculation can underestimate true blood loss during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a dual-institute experience.
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Abstract
Purpose: This study investigated whether blood loss (BL) was. truly less in patients undergoing laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) than in those undergoing open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD).
Methods: A total of 98 patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy between 2021 and 2023 were divided into OPD and LPD groups and compared. Estimated BL was calculated from the perioperative changes in hematocrit, hemoglobin, or red blood cell volume. Actual BL was calculated using the conventional method as the sum of the intraoperative aspirated blood volume and surgical gauze weight.
Results: Actual BL was significantly lower in the LPD group than in the OPD group (150 [80-350] ml vs. 345 [150-700] ml, p = 0.003). However, there were no significant differences in the estimated BL calculated from the hematocrit (461 [187-626] ml vs. 351 [153-737] ml, p = 0.972), hemoglobin, or red blood cell volume. Estimated BL showed a stronger linear correlation with actual BL in the OPD group (r = 0.447-0.669) than in the LPD group (r = 0.158-0.417). OPD was not a significant factor in the increased estimated BL.
Conclusions: The conventional method for calculating the BL in LPD may underestimate the actual loss, highlighting the need for a more accurate method of evaluation.
期刊介绍:
Surgery Today is the official journal of the Japan Surgical Society. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a place for the publication of high-quality papers documenting recent advances and new developments in all fields of surgery, both clinical and experimental. The journal welcomes original papers, review articles, and short communications, as well as short technical reports("How to do it").
The "How to do it" section will includes short articles on methods or techniques recommended for practical surgery. Papers submitted to the journal are reviewed by an international editorial board. Field of interest: All fields of surgery.