Safety of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis using propensity score matching

PLoS One. 2021 Jan 29;16(1):e0246364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246364. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Currently, safety of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) in patients with liver cirrhosis is unknown. The aim of this study was to explore postoperative morbidity and mortality and long-term outcomes of cirrhotic patients after LPD. The study was a one-center retrospective study comprising 353 patients who underwent LPD between October 2010 and December 2019. A total of 28 patients had liver cirrhosis and were paired with 56 non-cirrhotic counterparts through propensity score matching (PSM). Baseline data, intra-operative data, postoperative data, and survival data were collected. Postoperative morbidity was considered as primary outcome whereas postoperative mortality, surgical parameters (operative durations, intraoperative blood loss), and long-term overall survival were secondary outcomes. Cirrhotic patients showed postoperative complication rates of 82% compared with rates of patients in the control group (48%) (P = 0.003). Further, Clavien-Dindo ≥III complication rates of 14% and 11% (P = 0.634), Clavien-Dindo I-II complication rates of 68% and 38% (P = 0.009), hospital mortality of 4% and 2% (P = 0.613) were observed for cirrhotic patients and non-cirrhotic patients, respectively. In addition, an overall survival rate of 32 months and 34.5 months (P = 0.991), intraoperative blood loss of 300 (200-400) ml and 150 (100-250) ml (P<0.0001), drain amount of 2572.5 (1023.8-5275) ml and 1617.5 (907.5-2700) ml (P = 0.048) were observed in the cirrhotic group and control group, respectively. In conclusion, LPD is associated with increased risk of postoperative morbidity in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, the incidence of Clavien-Dindo ≥III complications and post-operative mortality showed no significant increase. In addition, liver cirrhosis showed no correlation with poor overall survival in patients who underwent LPD. These findings imply that liver cirrhosis patients can routinely be considered for LPD at high volume centers with rigorous selection and management.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospital Mortality*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / mortality
  • Liver Cirrhosis* / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors

Grants and funding

This work was supported by grants from the 1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence clinical Research Incubation Project, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (No.2018HXFH015).