A Multicenter, Single-Blind, Randomized Trial Comparing Stapler Closure With Clip-on-Staple Method Versus Stapler Closure Alone During Distal Pancreatectomy (CLIP-DP Trial).

Ann Surg Open · 2026 · PMC13290148 · PMID 42344448

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.144not close (p > 0.1)

The proportion of patients with drain placement exceeding 21 days was numerically higher in Arm A than in Arm B (18.8% vs 10.9%), although the difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.144).

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nominally significantno p-value reported

For all other analyses, 2-sided P values <0.05 were considered nominally significant.

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