Characteristic Overall
N = 1,457
1
No cVTE on discharge
N = 1,230
1
cVTE on discharge
N = 227
1
p-value2
Year of operation 6.0 (4.0, 9.0) 6.0 (4.0, 9.0) 8.0 (3.0, 11.0) 0.4
    Year of operation 900 767 133
Type of operation


<0.001
    Type of operation 386 (26%) 336 (27%) 50 (22%)
    Type of operation 73 (5.0%) 71 (5.8%) 2 (0.9%)
    Type of operation 22 (1.5%) 20 (1.6%) 2 (0.9%)
    Type of operation 976 (67%) 803 (65%) 173 (76%)
Minimally invasive surgery 146 (10%) 105 (8.5%) 41 (18%) <0.001
Intraoperative radiation therapy 67 (4.6%) 64 (5.2%) 3 (1.3%) 0.010
Vascular reconstruction


0.4
    Vascular reconstruction 50 (3.4%) 41 (3.3%) 9 (4.0%)
    Vascular reconstruction 1,335 (92%) 1,132 (92%) 203 (89%)
    Vascular reconstruction 72 (4.9%) 57 (4.6%) 15 (6.6%)
Margin status 134 (9.2%) 104 (8.5%) 30 (13%) 0.023
    Margin status 1 1 0
Estimated blood loss (mL) 350 (200, 600) 350 (200, 600) 200 (100, 450) <0.001
    Estimated blood loss (mL) 174 163 11
Postoperative blood transfusions within 72 hours 187 (13%) 153 (12%) 34 (15%) 0.3
    Postoperative blood transfusions within 72 hours 1 1 0
Total blood transfused (units) 2 (1, 4) 2 (1, 4) 2 (1, 3) 0.5
    Total blood transfused (units) 1,271 1,077 194
Neoadjuvant therapy


<0.001
    Neoadjuvant therapy 1 (<0.1%) 1 (<0.1%) 0 (0%)
    Neoadjuvant therapy 1,119 (77%) 972 (79%) 147 (65%)
    Neoadjuvant therapy 337 (23%) 257 (21%) 80 (35%)
Postoperative pancreatic fistula 105 (7.2%) 83 (6.7%) 22 (9.7%) 0.12
History of venous thromboembolism 5 (0.3%) 3 (0.2%) 2 (0.9%) 0.2
    History of venous thromboembolism 14 12 2
Length of stay (days) 6 (5, 8) 6 (5, 8) 6 (5, 8) 0.2
    Length of stay (days) 2 1 1
Age at time of surgery (years) 65 (56, 73) 64 (55, 72) 71 (64, 79) <0.001
Sex


0.12
    Sex 752 (52%) 624 (51%) 128 (56%)
    Sex 705 (48%) 606 (49%) 99 (44%)
Body mass index (kg/m²) 25.9 (22.7, 29.7) 25.9 (22.7, 29.7) 25.9 (22.5, 29.3) 0.6
    Body mass index (kg/m²) 3 2 1
Diabetes mellitus


0.002
    Diabetes mellitus 137 (9.4%) 107 (8.7%) 30 (13%)
    Diabetes mellitus 1,171 (80%) 1,008 (82%) 163 (72%)
    Diabetes mellitus 149 (10%) 115 (9.3%) 34 (15%)
Smoking history 187 (13%) 167 (14%) 20 (8.8%) 0.049
ASA classification


<0.001
    ASA classification 15 (1.0%) 15 (1.2%) 0 (0%)
    ASA classification 721 (49%) 687 (56%) 34 (15%)
    ASA classification 704 (48%) 518 (42%) 186 (82%)
    ASA classification 17 (1.2%) 10 (0.8%) 7 (3.1%)
Readmission within 30 days


0.3
    Readmission within 30 days 1,272 (87%) 1,078 (88%) 194 (85%)
    Readmission within 30 days 182 (12%) 150 (12%) 32 (14%)
    Readmission within 30 days 3 (0.2%) 2 (0.2%) 1 (0.4%)
Major complications within 30 days 211 (14%) 175 (14%) 36 (16%) 0.5
Death within 30 days 6 (0.4%) 5 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) >0.9
VTE event within 30 days 21 (1.4%) 19 (1.5%) 2 (0.9%) 0.8
1 Median (Q1, Q3); n (%)
2 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Fisher’s exact test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test