Should Prophylactic Transanal Tube Drainage Be Continued in Colorectal Surgery?

Jeremy Meyer^{1

2

3}, Heman Joshi¹, Justin Davies¹

Affiliations

¹ Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
² Division of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland.
³ Medical School, University of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland.

Comment

Jeremy Meyer et al. JAMA Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 1;157(6):546-547.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7561.

Jeremy Meyer^{1

2

3}, Heman Joshi¹, Justin Davies¹

¹ Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
² Division of Digestive Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland.
³ Medical School, University of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland.

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Should Prophylactic Transanal Tube Drainage Be Continued in Colorectal Surgery?-Reply.
Zhao S, Wang L, Tong W. Zhao S, et al. JAMA Surg. 2022 Jun 1;157(6):547-548. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.7564. JAMA Surg. 2022. PMID: 35138337 No abstract available.

Transanal Drainage Tube Use for Preventing Anastomotic Leakage After Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection in Patients With Rectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Zhao S, Zhang L, Gao F, Wu M, Zheng J, Bai L, Li F, Liu B, Pan Z, Liu J, Du K, Zhou X, Li C, Zhang A, Pu Z, Li Y, Feng B, Tong W. Zhao S, et al. JAMA Surg. 2021 Dec 1;156(12):1151-1158. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.4568. JAMA Surg. 2021. PMID: 34613330 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.