Open pancreaticoduodenectomy: setting the benchmark of time to functional recovery.

Giovanni MarchegianiGiampaolo PerriStefano AndrianelloGaia MasiniGiacomo BrenteganiAlessandro EspositoClaudio BassiRoberto Salvia

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

Functional recovery after open PD with MI is achieved within 1 week from surgery in half of the patients. This should be the appropriate benchmark for comparison with minimally invasive PD. Moreover, PD with a SMI is feasible, safe, and associated with a faster recovery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
robot assisted
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
surgical site infection
clinical evaluation