A risk-adjusted analysis of drain use in pancreaticoduodenectomy: Some is good, but more may not be better

Intraperitoneal drain placement decreases morbidity and mortality in patients who develop a clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). It is unknown whether multiple drains mitigate CR-POPF better than a single drain. We hypothesize that multiple drains decrease the complication burden more than a single drain in cases at greater risk for CR-POPF.

Source: Surgery - August 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Lisa S. Brubaker, Fabio Casciani, William E. Fisher, Amy L. Wood, Martha Navarro Cagigas, Maxwell T. Trudeau, Viraj J. Parikh, Katherine A. Baugh, Horacio J. Asbun, Chad G. Ball, Stephen W. Behrman, Adam C. Berger, Mark P. Bloomston, Mark P. Callery, John Source Type: research