The study was conducted in tertiary care hospital of Lahore. Patient undergoing Whipple procedure were studied by compiling demographic details of the patients, common presenting symptoms, various indications for Whipple's procedure, the cofactors which affect the procedures outcome and morbidity and mortality of the patients.
This study was performed by collecting data through predesigned questionnaire about patients undergoing Whipple's procedure from operation theatres and medical record section. Those patients, whose tumor was unresectable and undergone palliative surgical procedures were excluded from the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
57
Patients underwent Whipple procedure for pancreatic tumors. The procedure commenced with rooftop incision. then layers of abdomen dissected to reach the peritoneum. Then Duodenum dissected out along with pancreas and common bile duct. After rescetion of these structures the anatomy of the tract restored with three anastomosis namely pancreaticojejunostomy, gastrojejunostomy and choledochojejunostomy/hepaticojejunostomy.
Services hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Percentage of patients developing pancreatic fistula
Percentage of patients developing pancreatic fistula (pancreatic juice collected in drain rich in amylase) after Whipple procedure Enteric leak postoperative complications like pancreatic fistula, anastomotic leakage, hemorrhage, wound infection,mortality
Time frame: 4 weeks
Percentage of patients developing hemorrhage
Percentage of patients developing hemorrhage after Whipple procedure
Time frame: 2 weeks
Percentage of patients developing wound infection
Percentage of patients developing wound infection after Whipple procedure
Time frame: 4 weeks
Mortality rate
Mortality of patients undergoing Whipple surgery
Time frame: 6 weeks
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