Body temperatures in elderly patients undergoing a pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)for treatment of pancreatic cancer have not been fully evaluated. We aimed to compare body temperature during a PD between elderly(75 years old)and non-elderly patients.This retrospective study included patients who underwent PD between April 2012 and April 2014 at the Kanasgawa Cancer Center. Patients were categorized into 2 groups: elderly patients(≥75 years of age: group A)and non-elderly patients(<75 years of age: group B). Body temperatures were compared between the groups.We evaluated 58 patients-14 were classified into group A, and 44 into group B. Preoperative clinicopathological outcomes demonstrated no significant differences between patients. A comparison of body temperatures between the groups showed 36.3°C(before surgery)/36.1°C(at 1 hr)/36.3°C(at 2 hr)/36.7°C(at 3 hr)/36.8°C(at 4 hr)/37.1°C(at 5 hr)/37.4°C(at 6 hr)in group A compared to 36.2°C(before surgery)/36.2°C(at 1 hr)/36.4°C(at 2 hr)/36.6°C(at 3 hr)/ 36.9°C(at 4 hr)/37.0°C(at 5 hr)/37.3°C(at 6 hr)in group B. Results did not significantly differ between the groups.Our study suggests that body temperature is not affected by a patient's age.
