Risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients should be informed beforehand of the risk factors for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (ExoPI) after pancreatic surgery; however, there are no clear identified risk factors for this condition. This study aimed to identify the preoperative, perioperative and postoperative risk factors for ExoPI after pancreatic surgery.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Scopus, SAGE, CINAHL Plus and Taylor & Francis from inception to Mar. 7, 2021, for full-text articles that included patients who had undergone pancreatic surgery. The primary outcome was the number of ExoPI events and any risk factors evaluated. We used the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale to assess study quality.

Results

Twenty studies involving 4131 patients (2312 [52.3%] male, mean age 60

SUBMITTER: Budipramana VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature