Pancreatic Surgery

This application for bed-side use helps in early recognition and management of complications in patients after pancreatic resection. Using routine information from clinical evaluation and blood tests it generates daily recommendations on abdominal computed tomography, antibiotic treatment, radiological drainage and abdominal drain removal. The algorithm of this application reduced major postoperative complications and mortality in a nationwide stepped-wedge randomized trial by the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group (DPCG) – Smits FJ et al – Lancet 2022.