Drain Contamination after Distal Pancreatectomy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Association with Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula.

Feng YangChen JinSijie HaoDeliang Fu

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

PDC occurs commonly after DP and plays a critical role in the development of surgical morbidities including POPF. Extreme caution is warranted in patients involving contamination with specific types of microorganisms.

Keyphrases

risk factors
risk assessment
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
drinking water
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
human health
patient reported outcomes