Alternative Fistula Risk Score for Pancreatoduodenectomy (a-FRS)

The aim of this study was to develop an alternative fistula risk score (a-FRS) for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy, without blood loss as a predictor.Blood loss, one of the predictors of the original-FRS, was not a significant factor during 2 recent external validations.The a-FRS was developed in 2 databases: the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit (18 centers) and the University Hospital Southampton NHS. Primary...