Drain Contamination after Distal Pancreatectomy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Association with Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula

Distal pancreatectomy (DP) remains associated with significant morbidity, but little data is available about the clinical significance of drain contamination. We explored the incidence, risk factors, and association with surgical outcomes of positive drainage culture (PDC) after DP. In addition, the predictive capacity of early PDC for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) was evaluated. We retrospectively analyzed our prospectively collected...