Perioperative pancreaticoduodenectomy management strategy focusing on postoperative early drain colonization.

Akira WatanabeNorifumi HarimotoKenichiro ArakiTakamichi IgarashiMariko TsukagoshiNorihiro IshiiKei HagiwaraKatsuhiko TsunekawaMasami MurakamiKen Shirabe

Published in: Surgery today (2024)

We observed a strong correlation between POEDC and poor postoperative outcomes. The BMI, age, and PCT and drain amylase level on POD 1 should be considered POEDC risk factors, with the need to propose an antibiotic perioperative strategy. POEDC control may represent the key to improving postoperative outcomes after PD.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
risk factors
cardiac surgery
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
weight gain