| Title |
Selective Policy of No Drain after Pancreaticoduodenectomy Is a Valid Option in Patients at Low Risk of Pancreatic Fistula: A Case‐Control Analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-013-1947-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chetana Lim, Safi Dokmak, François Cauchy, Beatrice Aussilhou, Jacques Belghiti, Alain Sauvanet |
| Abstract |
Abdominal drainage is routinely performed after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), but this policy has recently been challenged. The aim of the present study was to assess whether abdominal drainage could be omitted after PD in patients at low risk of pancreatic fistula (PF). |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 25% |
| Unknown | 5 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 64% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 31% |