Post-operative Drainage After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Linkoeping University300 enrolled

Overview

The study compares regular use of surgical drains and no use of surgical drains in patients subjected to pancreaticoduodenectomy with expected low to intermediate risk for post operative pancreatic fistula.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Pancreatic Cancer

Interventions

DrainPROCEDURE

Surgical drains are placed as a standard of care (control arm) or not (experimental arm)

No drainPROCEDURE

Surgical drains are placed as a standard of care (control arm) or not (experimental arm)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy of both sexes * Patients with predicted risk score of 10 or less of pancreatic fistula * Written informed consent * Expected survival time \> 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with predicted high risk of fistula with a risk score above 10 * Patients with intraabdominal abscess or infection * ASA score \> 3 * Pregnancy * Expected lack of compliance

Locations (2)

Linkoping University Hospital

Linköping, Sweden

RECRUITING

Skanes University Hospital

Lund, Sweden

RECRUITING