Published online May 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i5.419
Peer-review started: December 26, 2021
First decision: March 10, 2022
Revised: March 23, 2022
Accepted: April 21, 2022
Article in press: April 21, 2022
Published online: May 27, 2022
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Fatigue and sleep deprivation can result in an increased error rate at work. The effect of overtime work for pancreaticoduodenectomy on the prognosis of patients is unclear.
Overtime surgery may result in an increased incidence of intraoperative errors. This study is intended to be further clarified.
To explore the impact of overtime work for pancreaticoduodenectomy on the short-term prognosis of patients.
Patients were stratified by operative start time into the control group (surgery that started between 8:00 and 16:49) and the overtime group (surgery that started between 17:00 and 22:00) and compared intraoperative and postoperative parameters.
The overtime group had a higher incidence of pancreatic fistula than control group (32.8% vs 15.8%, P < 0.05).
The overtime group had a higher incidence of pancreatic fistula.
This study did not analyze the long-term prognosis of patients, such as progression-free survival, and overall survival. More research is needed in the future.