Pancreas resection Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Pancreas resection
Conditions
Interventions
Each participant will be randomised to one of the following two groups:
Intervention group: intra-abdominal drainage for two days following pancreas resection
Control group: no drainage following pan
Sponsors
Hospital of Dresden-Friedrichstadt (Germany)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age equal or above 18 years 2. Patients with resectable malignancies of the pancreas 3. Patients with benign tumours of the pancreas 4. Patients with chronic pancreatitis 5. Patients with other rare indications for pancreatic resection (i.e., bleeding)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a cardiac infarction within six months before operation 2. Chemotherapy within eight weeks before operation 3. Malignancy that has not responded to treatment within five years before operation 4. Lack of compliance 5. Pregnancy 6. Participation in another trial with interference of intervention or outcome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of re-interventions (operative and interventional) after pancreas resection. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following will be monitored for 14 days after operation: 1. Surgical overall morbidity 2. Pancreatic fistula 3. Intra-abdominal abscess 4. Mortality | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed