DOES A DRAIN AMYLASE < 666 IU/L ON THE THIRD POST-OPERATIVE DAY EFFECTIVELY PREDICTS THE ABSENCE OF A HIGH-IMPACT POSTOPERATIVE PANCREATIC FISTULA FOLLOWING PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY?

Background: null Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is regarded as the most serious complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We sought to identify factors which may predict its occurrence and evaluate the effect of POPF on outcomes following PD. null null null null null Methods: null Patients who underwent PD at our institution from January 2009 to December 2012 were enrolled in this study. For patients operated before July 2011,...