Late post pancreatectomy haemorrhage. Risk factors and modern management.
BACKGROUND
Current management of late post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage in a university hospital.


OBJECTIVE
Haemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy is a serious complication. We report on risk factors and outcome following management by radiological intervention.


METHODS
Tertiary care centre in Scotland.


METHODS
Sixty-seven consecutive patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy.


METHODS
All pancreaticoduodenectomies over a 3-year period were reviewed. International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) definition of post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage was used.


METHODS
Endpoints were incidence of haemorrhage, pancreaticojejunal anastomosis leak, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and mortality.


RESULTS
Seven patients (10.4%) developed post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage out of 67 pancreaticoduodenectomies. Median age was 71 years. All post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage were late onset (median 23 days; range: 3-35 days), extraluminal and ISGPS grade C. Post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage arose from hepatic artery (n=4), superior mesenteric artery (n=1), jejunal artery (n=1), and splenic artery (n=1). Angiographic treatment was successful in all patients by embolisation (n=5) or stent grafting (n=2). Pancreatic fistula rate was similar in post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage and "no-haemorrhage" groups (57.1% vs. 40.0%; P=0.440); MRSA infection was significantly higher in post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage group (57.1% vs. 16.7%; P=0.030). Mortality from post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage despite successful haemostasis was 42.9%. Univariate and multivariate analysis identified MRSA infection as a risk factor for post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
CT angiogram followed by conventional catheter angiography is effective for treatment of late extraluminal post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage. MRSA infection in the abdominal drain fluid increases its risk and therefore aggressive treatment of MRSA and high index of suspicion are indicated.
Sanjay
Pandanaboyana
P
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom. f.polignano@nhs.net
Fawzi
Ali
A
Fulke
Jennifer L
JL
Kulli
Christoph
C
Tait
Iain S
IS
Zealley
Iain A
IA
Polignano
Francesco M
FM
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