Drain fluid's pH predicts anastomotic leak in colorectal surgery results of a prospective analysis of 173 patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Drain fluid's pH on POD1 is useful to select patients who will not develop AL while on POD3 it might identify those requiring a more careful management. PMID: 31580043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research