TY - BOOK AU - Chou, Jiling AU - Nigam, Aradhya TI - Approach to postpancreatectomy care Impacts outcomes: Retrospective Validation of the PORSCH trial SN - 0002-9610 PY - 2024/// KW - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED KW - Automated KW - MedStar Health Research Institute KW - MedStar General Surgery Residency KW - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center KW - Journal Article N1 - Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006 N2 - BACKGROUND: In the recent PORSCH trial, a three-part postpancreatectomy care algorithm was employed with a near 50 % reduction in mortality. We hypothesized that clinical care congruent with this protocol would correlate with better outcomes in our patients; CONCLUSIONS: These results add external validity to the principles of clinical care underlying the PORSCH algorithm. Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc; METHODS: Real-world postoperative care was compared to the pathway described by the PORSCH trial and patients were assigned into groups based on congruence with its recommendations. The primary composite outcome (PCO) consisted of 90-day mortality, organ failure, and interventions for bleeding; RESULTS: Of 289 patients, care of 12 % was entirely congruent with the PORSCH algorithm. The PCO was recorded in 9 % of the PORSCH care group, 8 % of the Partial-PORSCH care group, and 19 % of the Non-PORSCH care group (p = 0.044). Adverse outcomes were highest when pancreaticoduodenectomy patients received care incongruent with the algorithm's CT imaging recommendations UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.05.006 ER -