Impact of surgical drain output monitoring on patient outcomes in hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery: A systematic review.
Mikolaj KowalWilliam BoltonBernard Van DurenJoshua Richard BurkeDavid JaynePublished in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2021)
Surgical drain monitoring has advantages in the postoperative care for selected patients undergoing hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery. Enhanced surgical drain monitoring involving the testing of drain amylase and bilirubin improves the detection of complications in the immediate postoperative period.