Univariate analysis identified significant risk factors: diabetes, liver cirrhosis, elevated CRP on POD-3 and POD-7, pre-operative serum prealbumin < 0.15 g/L, prolonged operation time, intraoperative bleeding > 120 ml, vascular reconstruction, soft pancreatic texture, and a main pancreatic duct diameter ≤3 mm (all P < 0.05). Here, CRP is linked to cirrhosis of liver.