Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of the Value of Intraperiotoneal Drainage after Pancreatic Resection

• Main Authors: Conlon, K. C., Labow, D., Leung, Denis H. Y., Smith, A., Jarnagin, W., Coit, D. G., Merchant, N. B., Brennan, M. F.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2001
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/16
• Institution: Singapore Management University

To test the hypothesis that routine intraperitoneal drainage is not required after pancreatic resection. Summary Background Data: The use of surgically placed intraperitoneal drains has been considered routine after pancreatic resection. Recent studies have suggested that for other major upper abdom...