What do systematic reviews say?

Pancreatic resection vs palliative treatment

• Resection versus other treatments for locally advanced pancreatic cancer 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 42 participants
  Very low

Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection vs pancreaticoduodenectomy

• Duodenum‐preserving pancreatic resection versus pancreaticoduodenectomy for chronic pancreatitis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 208 participants
  Low

Active drain vs passive drain

It is very uncertain whether active drain changes length of hospital stay compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 321 participants
  Very low

Early vs late drain removal following pancreatic surgery

It is very uncertain whether early changes length of hospital stay compared with late drain removal following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 399 participants
  Very low

Drain use vs No drain

Drain use showed no clear difference in length of hospital stay compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 876 participants
  Low