Whipple procedure: a review of a 7-year clinical experience in a referral center for hepatobiliary and pancreas diseases

Conclusions: In this case series, the time of operation decreased during the recent years .Analysis shows a correlation between operation time and pack cell transfused during the operation, but no correlation was found between operation time and post-operation hospitalization course. It is true that hospital setting, socioeconomic level of the patients including their compliance, and the expertise of the surgeons and surgical staff can have an influence on the result of this operation, but it seems that the magnitude of the surgical stress of this procedure and the (compromised) functional reserve of this patient population can be a notable factor influencing the outcome.
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research