Postoperative Day 1 Drain Amylase After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Optimal Level to Predict Pancreatic Fistula.
Jenny H ChangKathryn StackhouseFadi DahdalehMir Shanaz HossainRobert NaplesChase WehrleToms AugustinRobert SimonDaniel JoyceR Matthew WalshSamer NaffoujePublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
DA-D1 < 720U/L after elective PD is a clinically useful predictor of CR-POPF. For patients with negligible to intermediate FRS, surgeons should consider utilizing DA-D1 < 720 U/L for removal of a drain on the first postoperative day.