Abdominal drainage versus no drainage after distal pancreatectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The placement of prophylactic intra-abdominal drains has been common practice in abdominal operations including pancreatic surgery. The PANDRA trial showed that the omission of drains following pancreatic head resection was non-inferior to intra-abdominal drainage in terms of pos...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Joerg Kaiser, Willem Niesen, Pascal Probst, Thomas Bruckner, Colette Doerr-Harim, Oliver Strobel, Phillip Knebel, Markus K. Diener, André L. Mihaljevic, Markus W. Büchler, Thilo Hackert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-06-01
Subjects:	Distal pancreatectomy Drain Postoperative complications Pancreatic fistula
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3442-0