Early intra-abdominal infection following pancreaticoduodenectomy:associated factors and clinical impact on surgical outcome

• DOI: 10.5387/fms.2020-11
• Publication Date: 2020-09-17T22:07:23Z
• Authors: Naoya Sato; Takashi Kimura; Akira Kenjo; Yasuhide Kofunato; Ryo Okada; Teruhide Ishigame; Junichiro Watanabe; Shigeru Marubashi
• Keywords: Pancreatic fistula

Early intra-abdominal infection (IAI) following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is an initial event relating to morbidities caused by postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). The aims of this study were determine factors associated with IAI, and investigate its impact on outcome.