Prophylactic abdominal drainage following appendectomy for complicated appendicitis: A meta-analysis

Prophylactic abdominal drainage following appendectomy for complicated appendicitis: A meta-analysis

BackgroundTo date, the value of prophylactic abdominal drainage (AD) following appendectomy in patients with complicated appendicitis (CA), including adults and children, has yet to be determined. This paper presents a meta-analysis of the effects of prophylactic AD on postoperative complications in...

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Main Authors: Jiankun Liao, Jiansheng Zhou, Jialei Wang, Guisheng Xie, Haotang Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
complicated appendicitis
appendectomy
abdominal drainage
metaanalysis
postoperative complications
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1086877/full

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