Abdominal drainage after elective colorectal surgery: propensity score-matched retrospective analysis of an Italian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Italy, surgeons continue to drain the abdominal cavity in more than 50 per cent of patients after colorectal resection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of abdominal drain placement on early adverse events in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.

Methods

A database was retrospectively analysed through a 1:1 propensity score-matching model including 21 covariates. The primary endpoint was the postoperative duration of stay, and the secondary endpoints were surgical site infections, infectious morbidity rate defined as surgical site infections plus pulmonary infections plus urinary infections, anastomotic leakage, overall morbidity rate, major morbidity rate, reoperation and mortality rates. The results of multiple logistic regression a

SUBMITTER: Guadagni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10763998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature