title: Drainage for acute pancreatitis.
abstract: In severe acute pancreatitis, the drainage of activated pancreatic enzymes, infectious substances and necrotic tissue from the abdominal cavity is critical, especially after the operation. We use Faycon drainage tubes together with multi-use feeding tubes. Just after the operation, normal saline is added through the feeding tube and the Faycon drainage tube is suctioned continuously. Irrigation is necessary for more than two weeks.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi Yamagata City, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Usuba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsukura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*