A Randomized Prospective Multicenter Trial of Pancreaticoduodenectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage

Van Buren, George; Bloomston, Mark; J. Hughes, Steven; M. Winter, Jordan; W. Behrman, Stephen; J. Zyromski, Nicholas; M. Vollmer, Charles; Velanovich, Vic; S. Riall, Taylor; Muscarella, Peter; G. Treviño, José; Nakeeb, Attila; Max Schmidt, C.; Behrns, K.E.; Christopher Ellison, E.; Barakat, Omar; A. Perry, Kyle; A. Drebin, Jeffrey; G. House, Michael; Abdel‐Misih, Sherif; J. Silberfein, Eric; B. Goldin, Steven; M. Brown, Kimberly; Mohammed, Somala; E. Hodges, Sally; L. McElhany, Amy; A. Issazadeh, Mehdi; Jo, Eunji; Mo, Qianxing; E. Fisher, William

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000000460

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A Randomized Prospective Multicenter Trial of Pancreaticoduodenectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage

Published in Annals of Surgery • Dec 27, 2013

Authors:

George Van Buren

Mark Bloomston

Steven J. Hughes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To test by randomized prospective multicenter trial the hypothesis that pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) without the use of intraperitoneal drainage does not increase the frequency or severity of complications. BACKGROUND: Some surgeons have abandoned the use of drains placed during pancreas ...

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Medicine

Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Surgery

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