P-P53 Textbook outcomes in pancreatoduodenectomy are improved in high volume specialist pancreas-only centres. (16th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vedamanickam, Pon Rachel; McKay, Siobhan C; Raza, Soulat; Laing, Richard; Bhatt, Anand; Durkin, Damien; Athwal, Tejinderjit
• Is Part Of: British journal of surgery. Volume 108:Supplement 9(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-16
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab430.275
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1323

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Traditional single surgical quality indicators are commonly used however they are poor for assessing global outcomes for patients. Composite outcomes such as the 'Textbook Outcome' (TO) is a composite outcome to determine the success of the quality of the surgical process, and compare outcomes between institutions and patient groups, described by the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit Group for Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). They reported national TOs for PD of 58.3%, we compared this to TOs in a UK high volume specialist pancreas-only centre, Royal Stoke. Methods: Patients who underwent PD from January 2017 to December 2020 were identified from our database. TO was defined as absence the following: post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF) (grade B/C), post-pancreatectomy haemorrhage (PPH), bile leak, severe complications (Clavien Dindo grade III or more), 30-day readmission and 30-day mortality. Results: 153 patients underwent PD during the 4-year study period. The median age was 71years (range 37-85 years), and there was a slight male preponderance (54.9%, 84/153). 47% had pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (72/153), 17% ampullary carcinoma (26/153), 9% cholangiocarcinoma (14/153), 9% duodenal carcinoma (14/153), and benign pathology included cases with IPMN and duodenal polyps with high grade dysplasia. There was a statistically significant difference in textbook outcome in our cohort compared to the Dutch Study (70.3%, 108/153 vs 58.3%, 895/1536; p=0.003086), with components of TO shown in Figure 1 . Conclusions: TO represent composite outcome for identifying good practice, areas for shared learning and areas for improvement. PD performed in high-volume pancreas-only specialist centers appear to have better outcomes following PD than lower-volume centres. Further investigation is required to assess why outcomes are different between centres, and identify how best practice can be shared.