Comparison of effects of early against conventional tube removal in decreasing the complications after pancreas and small intestine surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive systemHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All consecutive patients who undergo Pancreatoduodenectomy with drain fluid amylase on POD 1 ( <5000IU/L) and POD 3 ( <350IU/L) in the department of General Surgery and Surgical Gastroenterology JIPMER
Exclusion Criteria
1.Less than 18 years
2.Early Post Pancreatectomy haemorrhage [Defined as onset <24 h after the end of the index operation)
3.Re-laparotomy within 72 hours from index operation
4.Sinister appearance of drain effluent (pancreatic juice)
5.Clinical suspect of biliary fistula
6.Peripancreatic fluid collection > 5cm (max diameter) at a routine transabdominal USG before randomization.
7.Surgeons decision for keeping the drain ( >POD3) in study group for whatever reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the length of hospital stay (LOS) between the early drain removal and conventional drain removal group in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy.Timepoint: To compare the length of hospital stay (LOS) by assessing on day 3, 10 and 30 (if not discharged)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i)To compare the Pancreatic fistula rates among two groups <br/ ><br>ii)To compare the rate of Intra abdominal collections among two groups <br/ ><br>iii)To compare the Delayed gastric emptying rate among two groups <br/ ><br>iv)To compare the rate of Gastrointestinal bleeding among two groups. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: i)To compare the Pancreatic fistula by day 10 and day 30 ( if not discharged) <br/ ><br>ii)To compare the rate of Intra abdominal collections by day 10 and day 30 ( if not discharged) <br/ ><br>iii)To compare the Delayed gastric emptying rate by day 10 and day 30 ( if not discharged) <br/ ><br>iv)To compare the rate of Gastrointestinal bleeding by day 10 and day 30 ( if not discharged) <br/ ><br>