[Drainage in biliary surgery].
(1983) Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition) —
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- Over the past six years, the authors performed 1 018 biliary tract operations. Surgery for biliary tract cancer is not included. Drainage of the wound was only used for technical reasons and in complicated cases of cholecystitis. Five hundred sixty eight (64,3%) cholecystectomies were performed without drainage. The operative mortality in this group was 0.7% (4 patients). One of those 4 died of hemoperitoneum inspite of a rather late reintervention. From their experience the authors conclude that close postoperative follow-up and, when necessary, early reoperation is far more important than routine drainage which is often ineffective when problems arise. Multiple recent randomised studies support this attitude.
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Rubay, J., Guiot, P., & Chantrain, L. (1983). [Drainage in biliary surgery]. Acta Chirurgica Belgica (Bilingual Edition). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/64159