Assessing complications following pancreatoduodenectomy: the Comprehensive Complication Index versus the Clavien-Dindo classification.

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Complication Index compared to the Clavien-Dindo classification in post-surgery assessments.
• Comparison of two classification systems following pancreatoduodenectomy.
• Analysis of hospital stay duration and 90-day readmission rates.
• Evaluation of complication assessment in clinical and research settings.
• The Comprehensive Complication Index showed a stronger correlation with prolonged hospital stays.
• It also better predicted 90-day readmission rates compared to the Clavien-Dindo classification.
• The findings suggest the CCI can be a valuable addition to existing classification methods.