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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2015; 21(40): 11458-11468
Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11458
Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11458
Intra-abdominal drainage following pancreatic resection: A systematic review
Filip Čečka, Bohumil Jon, Zdeněk Šubrt, Alexander Ferko, Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Martin Loveček, Pavel Skalický, Čestmír Neoral, First Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Zdeněk Šubrt, Department of Field Surgery, Military Health Science Faculty Hradec Králové, Defence University Brno, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Čečka F and Jon B designed the study; Čečka F wrote the paper; Čečka F and Loveček M performed the literature search; Skalický P and Šubrt Z analyzed the data; and Neoral C and Ferko A revised the paper; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Ministry of Health Czech Republic, MH CZ-DRO (UHHK, 00179906).
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Filip Čečka, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Sokolská 581, 50005 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. filip.cecka@seznam.cz
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Received: April 27, 2015
Peer-review started: April 30, 2015
First decision: June 2, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: October 28, 2015
Peer-review started: April 30, 2015
First decision: June 2, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: September 30, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: October 28, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: This systematic review updates our current knowledge on the management of intra-abdominal drains in pancreatic surgery. Regarding the prophylactic use of intra-abdominal drains, current studies do not lead to definite conclusions whether routine drainage should or should not be advocated. When drains are used, early removal is recommended. There is not enough evidence regarding the type of drain. A new randomized controlled study is currently underway which aims to compare the closed suction drain vs the passive closed gravity drain.