What do systematic reviews say?

Drain use vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether drain use changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.52, 1.8]
  4 studies · 1055 participants
  Very low

Drain use vs No drain

Drain use showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.98 [0.68, 1.41]
  4 studies · 1055 participants
  Low

Drain use vs No drain

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 179 participants
  Low

Drain use vs No drain

Drain use showed no clear difference in morbidity compared with no drain use following pancreatic surgery (moderate certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.03 [0.94, 1.13]
  4 studies · 1055 participants
  Moderate

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

Active drain vs passive drain

It is very uncertain whether active drain changes mortality compared with passive drain following pancreatic surgery (very low certainty).

• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.23 [0.3, 5.06]
  2 studies · 382 participants
  Very low
• Prophylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether drain changes 30‐day mortality Death during the compared with no drain (very low certainty).

• Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.73 [0.38, 7.84]
  4 studies · 438 participants
  Very low

Drain vs No drain

• Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 4 participants
  Low

Drain vs No drain

It is very uncertain whether drain changes re‐operations Re‐operations during the compared with no drain (very low certainty).

• Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.49 [0.71, 8.74]
  2 studies · 230 participants
  Very low

Drain vs No drain

• Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 378 participants
  Low

Drain vs No drain

• Abdominal drainage versus no drainage post‐gastrectomy for gastric cancer 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 438 participants
  Low