As one of the possible strategies to prevent pancreatic fistula, peritoneal lavage is still widely used in clinical practice, but it lacks more evidence of evidence-based medicine and recommendations of guidelines. Some clinicians believe that routine flushing after pancreatoduodenectomy wastes medical resources and has a negative impact on patients' comfort. In this study, the investigators designed a multicenter prospective controlled trial to compare the effects of peritoneal lavage and natural drainage on the incidence of pancreatic fistula and related complications after pancreatoduodenectomy. To study the indications of peritoneal lavage.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
260
Continuous abdominal flushing with normal saline
The second affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Post-operative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF)
Presence of Amylase \> 3 times the upper limit of normal in surgical drains
Time frame: 30 days post-operative
Biliary fistula
Output of bile from drains on or by POD 3, pancreaticojejunostomy leak should be ruled out
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Post-Pancreatectomy Hemorrhage
As defined by the International Study Group for Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS), grade A, B and C rates
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Mortality
Death related to surgical morbidity
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Delayed Gastric Emptying
As defined by ISGPS, grade A, B and C rates
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Abdominal abscess or infection
Collection \>5cm in size, containing gas bubbles, determining systemic signs of infection
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Gastrojejunal/Duodenojejunal fistula
Fistula from gastro/duodenojejunostomy
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Wound infection
Superficial and Deep Surgical Site Incisional Infection
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Length of Hospital Stay
calculated from the day of surgery to the day of discharge, adding up the days after a possible re-admission
Time frame: 1 year post-operative
Reoperation
Need for new surgery due to severe morbidity
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
Readmission
New admission within 30-days of discharge from hospital
Time frame: 30 days post-operative
drainage tube duration
Retention time of abdominal drainage tube
Time frame: 90 days post-operative
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