Volume 43, Issue 3 1 pp. 929-936
Original Scientific Report (Including Paper Presented at Surgical Conference)

Intraoperative Fluid Administration and Surgical Outcomes Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: External Validation at a Tertiary Referral Center

M. Sandini

M. Sandini

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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C. Fernández-del Castillo

C. Fernández-del Castillo

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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C. R. Ferrone

C. R. Ferrone

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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K. J. Ruscic

K. J. Ruscic

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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M. Eikermann

M. Eikermann

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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A. L. Warshaw

A. L. Warshaw

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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K. D. Lillemoe

K. D. Lillemoe

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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M. Qadan

Corresponding Author

M. Qadan

Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, 02114-3117 Boston, MA, USA

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First published: 30 October 2018
Citations: 13

The paper was presented during the Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., June 2–5, 2018.

Electronic supplementary material: The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4842-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Abstract

Background

While intraoperative fluid overload is associated with higher complication rates following surgery, data for pancreaticoduodenectomy are scarce and heterogeneous. We evaluated multiple prior definitions of restrictive and liberal fluid regimens and analyzed whether these affected surgical outcomes at our tertiary referral center.

Methods

Studies evaluating different intraoperative fluid regimens on outcomes after pancreatic resections were retrieved. After application of all prior definitions of restrictive and liberal fluid regimens to our patient cohort, relative risks of each outcome were calculated using all reported infusion regimens.

Results

Five hundred and seven pancreaticoduodenectomies were included. Nine different fluid regimens were evaluated. Two regimens utilized absolute volume cutoffs, and the remaining evaluated various infusion rates, ranging from 5 to 15 mL/kg/h. Total volume administration of >5000 mL and >6000 mL was associated with increased complications (RR 1.25 and RR 1.17, respectively) and >6000 mL with increased sepsis (RR 2.14). Conversely, a rate of <5 mL/kg/h was associated with increased risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF, RR 3.16) and sepsis (RR 3.20), <6.8 mL/kg/h with increased major morbidity (RR 1.64) and sepsis (RR 2.27), and <8.2 mL/kg/h with increased POPF (RR 2.16). No effects were observed on pulmonary complications, surgical site infections, length of stay, or mortality.

Conclusions

In an uncontrolled setting with no standard intraoperative or postoperative care map, the volume of intraoperative fluid administration appears to have limited impact on early postoperative outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy, with adverse outcomes only seen at extreme values.

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