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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1405-0099</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirujano general]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. gen]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-0099</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía General A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1405-00992018000200105</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Drenaje profiláctico en cirugía abdominal en adultos: ¿verdadera utilidad?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prophylactic drainage in abdominal surgery in adults: true utility?]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Guzmán-Valdivia Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gilberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Linares-Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad La Salle Escuela Mexicana de Medicina Unidad de Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad La Salle Escuela Mexicana de Medicina Unidad de Investigación]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>105</fpage>
<lpage>111</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-00992018000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-00992018000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-00992018000200105&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes:  El &#8220;drenaje profiláctico&#8221; es aquél en el que se deja un drenaje en un espacio para vaciar posibles colecciones que pudiesen alojarse posterior a una cirugía. Las indicaciones son muy discutidas.  Material y métodos:  Para actualizar la información sobre este concepto se realizó una revisión descriptiva de 1980 a noviembre de 2016 identificando los artículos relacionados con drenajes en cirugía abdominal.  Resultados:  No fue posible realizar un metaanálisis de segundo orden (second-order meta-analysis) por no ser lo suficientemente similares. Se analizaron las diferentes técnicas quirúrgicas sobre los órganos intraabdominales.  Discusión:  El uso de drenajes &#8220;profilácticos&#8221; abdominales data desde que se tiene evidencia de la práctica de la medicina y actualmente algunos cirujanos lo usan incluso de manera rutinaria. Los diferentes estudios demuestran que no es necesario drenar la cavidad abdominal en cirugía digestiva, excepto en cirugía esofágica y posterior a exploración de vías biliares cuya descripción es escasa. El uso de drenajes de la cavidad abdominal puede contribuir a infección del sitio quirúrgico y estancia hospitalaria prolongada, entre otras complicaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background:  &#8220;Prophylactic drainage&#8221; is a drain system left into a space to drain any collections that could stay after surgery. Indications are so much discussed.  Material and methods:  To update the information on this concept, we conducted a descriptive review since 1980 to November 2016 identifying articles related to drainage in abdominal surgery.  Results:  It was not possible to perform a meta-analysis of second order for not being sufficiently similar. The different surgical techniques on intra-abdominal organs were analized.  Discussion:  The use of &#8220;prophylactic&#8221; abdominal drainage dates since there is evidence of the practice of medicine and is now even used routinely. Various studies show that it is not necessary to drain the abdominal cavity in digestive surgery except in surgery of esophageal and subsequent exploration of bile ducts where there is little described. The use of drainage of the abdominal cavity may contribute to the infection of surgical site and increased hospital stay among other complications.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Drainage]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[surgical drainage]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[abdominal surgery]]></kwd>
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