Association between Preoperative Steroids and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

Hassan AzizZubair AhmedMohamed AbdimajidYurie SekigamiMartin HertlMartin D Goodman

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)

Glucocorticoids did not reduce the incidence of overall complications, postoperative fistula, and delayed gastric emptying following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
patients undergoing
risk factors
patient safety
weight loss
insulin resistance