Drain Placement After Pancreatic Resection: Friend or Foe For Surgical Site Infections?
Tommaso PolliniPaul WongLyonell B KoneRym El KhouryChris KabirVijay K MakerMihaela BanulescuAjay V MakerPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
Drain placement is associated with an increased rate of organ/space SSI after distal pancreatectomy and not after pancreaticoduodenectomy. When drains are utilized, early removal is associated with a reduction of SSI after all types of pancreatectomy. In surgical units where post-pancreatectomy SSI is a concern, selective drain placement for high-risk glands or after distal pancreatectomy, combined with early drain removal, may be considered.