Impact of antithrombotic therapy on the outcomes with focus on bleeding and thromboembolic events in patients undergoing pancreticoduodenectomy

Background We investigated perioperative outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy (ATT) with a focus on the incidence of perioperative bleeding and thromboembolic complications. Methods A total of 77 patients who underwent PD at our institution between 2013 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical findings and surgical outcomes including bleeding and thromboembolic complications were compared...