title: Drain use after open cholecystectomy:  is there a justification?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zaydfudim
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Irene D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Feurer
authors.forename: J Kelly
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: C Wright
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Pinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome