Colon and Rectal Anastomoses Do Not Require Routine Drainage

Statistical Aspects of the Analysis of Data From Retrospective Studies of Disease

1959 • 14,850 citations

Beta blockade during and after myocardial infarction: An overview of the randomized trials

1985 • 3,248 citations

Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

1987 • 1,278 citations

Incorporating variations in the quality of individual randomized trials into meta-analysis

1992 • 649 citations

Comparison of hemorrhoidal treatment modalities

1995 • 482 citations

Should unpublished data be included in meta-analyses? Current convictions and controversies

1993 • 335 citations

Meta‐analysis of clinical trials as a scientific discipline. I: Control of bias and comparison with large co‐operative trials

1987 • 245 citations

When Was a 'Negative' Clinical Trial Big Enough?

1985 • 214 citations

Clinical studies in surgical journals—have we improved?

1993 • 141 citations

A prospective, controlled study of prophylactic drainage after colonic anastomoses

1987 • 103 citations

Randomized trial of drainage of colorectal anastomosis

1994 • 102 citations

Causes and prevention of colonic anastomotic breakdown

1973 • 102 citations

Randomized trial of pelvic drainage after rectal resection

1995 • 101 citations

Randomized trial of drainage of colorectal anastomosis

1993 • 98 citations

Use and Abuse of Intraperitoneal Drains In Colon Surgery

1964 • 68 citations

The effect of surgical drainage materials on colonic healing

1982 • 65 citations

Postoperative irrigation-suction drainage after pelvic colonic surgery

1991 • 60 citations

Two cheers for meta-analysis: problems and opportunities in aggregating results of clinical trials.

1988 • 57 citations

Is a Drain Necessary after Colonic Anastomosis?

1989 • 56 citations

Drainage of the Abdomen

1972 • 51 citations

The anesthetic management of patients undergoing free flap reconstructive surgery following resection of head and neck neoplasms--a review of 64 patients.

1989 • 45 citations

The presacral space as a collector of fluid accumulations following rectal anastomosis

1982 • 41 citations

When was a "negative" clinical trial big enough? How many patients you needed depends on what you found

1985 • 40 citations

Pelvic drainage after anterior resection of the rectum

1989 • 25 citations

Continuous sump-suction drainage of the pelvis after low anterior resection: A reappraisal

1973 • 23 citations