. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 2.

Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2018 May 25;164(3):424–431. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.04.014

Table 1.

Major elements and milestones of the risk-stratified pancreatectomy clinical pathways.

	Low-risk PD	High-risk PD	DP
Regional anesthesia	+	+	+
POPF prophylaxis with pasireotide	−	+	+
NG tube removal	POD#2	POD#3	POD#0
Urinary catheter removal	POD#2	POD#2	POD#2
Drain removal^*	POD#3	POD#3	POD#3
CLD	POD#3	POD#4	POD#1
Lovenox upon discharge	+	+	+
Anticipated discharge^ˆ	POD#6	POD#8	POD#5

RSPCP = risk-stratified pancreatectomy clinical pathways; NG = nasogastric; CLD = clear liquid diet; SLIV = saline lock IV;

if the operative drain fluid amylase level measured on postoperative day 3 is <3 times the upper limit of serum amylase;

^ˆ

discharge with plans for a short-term follow-up.