The value of serum amylase and drain fluid amylase to predict postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

Jelle C van DongenSteven MerkensM Hossein AzizBas Groot KoerkampCasper H J van Eijck

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

Postoperative serum and drain amylase values below 100 U/L both effectively rule out POPF after pancreatoduodenectomy. The advantage of serum amylase measurement is that it can be used in patients who are managed without surgical drains.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes