Nature

Is perinephric drainage essential after partial nephrectomy?

For years, the standard protocol when performing a partial nephrectomy has been to leave a drain for monitoring postoperative complications, such as urinary fistulae and hemorrhage. Contemporary ...
Healio

Skipping prophylactic drainage raises post-gastrectomy reoperation risk by 7.2%

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Fewer patients in the prophylactic drainage group ...
News Medical

Lumbar drain placement lowers postoperative CSF leak rate for patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal surgery

Winner of the Synthes Skull Base Award, Nathan T. Zwagerman, MD, presented his research, A Prospective, Randomized Control Trial for Lumbar Drain Placement after Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base ...
Medscape

Lumbar Drain in Skull Base Surgery Reduces CSF Leak Rate

CHICAGO — The use of lumbar drain placement significantly reduces the risk for postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, new ...
ascopubs.org

Value of peritoneal drain placement after total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma: A multi-institutional analysis from the U.S. Gastric Cancer Collaborative.

Preoperative imatinib for locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): CONVERT trial. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This abstract does ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion for refractory ascites in cirrhosis

Refractory ascites is a common complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Build-up of fluid causes difficulty in breathing, fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, acid reflux, abdominal pain and infection.