Meta-analysis of routine abdominal drainage versus no drainage following distal pancreatectomy: Does the best available evidence overcome "HPB surgeon's paranoia"?
Shahin Hajibandeh, Omar Es Mostafa, Yeswanth Akula, Nader Ghassemi, Shahab Hajibandeh, Anand Bhatt, Damien Durkin, Tejinderjit S Athwal, Richard W Laing
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Abstract
Aims: To evaluate comparative outcomes of routine abdominal drainage versus no drainage after distal pancreatectomy (DP).
Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Web of Science and bibliographic reference lists were conducted (last search: 20th April 2024). All comparative studies reporting outcomes of DP with routine abdominal drainage and no drainage were included and their risk of bias were assessed. Overall perioperative complications, clinically-relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF), delayed gastric emptying (DGE), postoperative haemorrhage, surgical site infections (SSIs), need for radiological intervention, reoperation, re-admission, and postoperative mortality were the evaluated outcome parameters.
Results: Eight comparative studies (2 randomised and 6 observational) reporting 8164 patients who underwent DP with (n = 6394) or without (n = 1770) routine abdominal drainage were included. Routine abdominal drainage was associated with significantly higher rates of CR-POPF (OR 2.87; 95 % CI 2.34-3.52, p < 0.00001), radiological intervention (OR 1.33; 95 % CI 1.10-1.61, p = 0.0003), SSIs (OR 2.47; 95 % CI 1.29-4.72, p = 0.006) or re-admission (OR 1.54; 95 % CI 1.30-1.82, P < 0.00001) compared to no use of drain. However, there was no significant difference in C-D III or higher postoperative morbidities (OR 1.25; 95 % CI 0.98-1.60, p = 0.08), DGE (OR 1.17; 95 % CI 0.81-1.67, p = 0.41), reoperation (OR 1.11; 95 % CI 0.80-1.54, P = 0.53), postoperative haemorrhage (OR 0.59; 95 % CI 0.18-2.00, P = 0.40), or mortality (RD 0.0; 95 % CI -0.01-0.01, p = 0.76) between two groups.
Conclusions: The meta-analysis of best available evidence indicates safety of "no drain policy" in distal pancreatectomy considering its lower risk of CR-POPF, re-intervention and hospital re-admission. More randomised evidence is required to overcome the "HPB surgeon's paranoia".
期刊介绍:
Pancreatology is the official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP), the European Pancreatic Club (EPC) and several national societies and study groups around the world. Dedicated to the understanding and treatment of exocrine as well as endocrine pancreatic disease, this multidisciplinary periodical publishes original basic, translational and clinical pancreatic research from a range of fields including gastroenterology, oncology, surgery, pharmacology, cellular and molecular biology as well as endocrinology, immunology and epidemiology. Readers can expect to gain new insights into pancreatic physiology and into the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapeutic approaches and prognosis of pancreatic diseases. The journal features original articles, case reports, consensus guidelines and topical, cutting edge reviews, thus representing a source of valuable, novel information for clinical and basic researchers alike.