SynthesisWorld journal of surgical oncology2023
Prophylactic drainage versus non-drainage following gastric cancer surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Risk and protective factors for postoperative anastomotic leakage in esophageal and gastrointestinal surgery: an umbrella review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Enhanced recovery after gastrectomy: updated Meta-analysis of 27 randomized trials (2018-2025).BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Prophylactic Drain Placement and Postoperative Invasive Procedures After Gastrectomy: The Abdominal Drain After Gastrectomy (ADIGE) Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2025Trial
- Impact of prophylactic drain placement on intra-abdominal infections after gastrectomy: nationwide inpatient database study in Japan.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026Article
- Risk factors as criteria for drain use in gastrectomy: A prospective study.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Predictive model for pancreatic fistula in minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- The effect of placing prophylactic abdominal drainage tube after hepatobiliary surgery on postoperative infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of prophylactic drainage (PD) in gastrectomy for gastric cancer (GC) is not well-established. The purpose of this study is to compare the perioperative outcomes between the PD and non-drainage (ND) in GC patients undergoing gastrectomy.
methodsA systematic review of electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure was performed up to December 2022. All eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies were included and meta-analyzed separately. The registration number of this protocol is PROSPERO CRD42022371102.
resultsOverall, 7 RCTs (783 patients) and 14 observational studies (4359 patients) were ultimately included. Data from RCTs indicated that patients in the ND group had a lower total complications rate (OR = 0.68; 95%CI:0.47-0.98; P = 0.04; I
conclusionThe present meta-analysis suggests that routine use of PD may not be necessary and even harmful in GC patients following gastrectomy. However, well-designed RCTs with risk-stratified randomization are still needed to validate the results of our study.
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