Prophylactic Drain Placement and Postoperative Invasive Procedures After Gastrectomy: The Abdominal Drain After Gastrectomy (ADIGE) Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence suggests that prophylactic abdominal drainage after gastrectomy for cancer may reduce postoperative morbidity and hospital stay but this evidence comes from small studies with a high risk of bias. Further research is needed to determine whether drains safely meet their primary purpose of identifying and managing postoperative intraperitoneal collections without the need for reoperation or additional percutaneous drainage.

Objective

To determine whether avoiding routine abdominal drainage increased postoperative invasive procedures.

Design, setting, and participants

The Abdominal Drain in Gastrectomy (ADIGE) Trial was a multicenter prospective randomized noninferiority trial. Enrollment spanned from December 2019 to January 2023. Follow-up evaluatio

SUBMITTER: Weindelmayer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature