International journal of surgery
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Review Meta Analysis
Intra-abdominal drainage for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
To assess the effectiveness of intra-abdominal drainage (IAD) post laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). ⋯ There is no significant advantage of IAD placement. The routine use of abdominal drain seems to have unfavourable clinical outcome and the practice should be carefully re-considered.