Risk Factors and Surgical Outcomes of Older Adult Patients Undergoing a Whipple Procedure.

Objectives: The Whipple procedure, or pancreatoduodenectomy with pancreatojejunostomy, can result in adverse outcomes among older adult patients with lower physiological reserves. As such, we studied the differences in comorbidities and postoperative outcomes between older adult and younger (nonolder adult) populations following Whipple procedures.

Methods: We compared clinical factors of 1553 older adult (70 years and older) and 2171 younger adult patients (18-69 years) who underwent a Whipple procedure using the 2021 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases.