No Benefit of Prophylactic Surgical Drainage in Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Our Experience and Review of the Literature

No Benefit of Prophylactic Surgical Drainage in Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Our Experience and Review of the Literature

Background: Contrasting results have emerged from limited studies investigating the role of prophylactic surgical drainage in preventing wound morbidity after liver and kidney transplantation. This retrospective study analyzes the use of surgical drain and the incidence of wound complications in com...

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Main Authors: Paolo Vincenzi, Jeffrey J. Gaynor, Linda J. Chen, Jose Figueiro, Mahmoud Morsi, Gennaro Selvaggi, Akin Tekin, Rodrigo Vianna, Gaetano Ciancio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
wound complications
DGF
prophylactic drainage
combined liver and kidney transplantation
graft failure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.690436/full

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