Extensive peritoneal lavage with saline after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer (EXPEL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Early studies suggest extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage (EIPL) might reduce the risk of recurrence. We aimed to evaluate the survival benefit of EIPL in patients with curative gastrectomy. At the third interim analysis on Aug 28, 2019, the predictive probability of. overall survival was less than 0.