Impact of Wound Protectors on Complications Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis of 20 960 Patients
WP use during pancreaticoduodenectomy is associated with decreased number of postoperative complications and SSI. Future prospective randomized studies should assess cost-benefit and barriers to use to increase uptake of WP use.
Authors
- Khaled Dajani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8507-1160)
- Kevin K. Verhoeff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3110-5238)
- David L. Bigam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2285-4173)
- A. M. James Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-0990)
- Tyrell Wees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8977-949X)
- Blaire Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4740-3192)
- Sukhdeep Jatana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0033-5949)
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.70020
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00