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Should surgeons keep performing drainage after breast reduction?
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Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique, 2019-02, Vol.64 (1), p.54-60
Ort / Verlag
France
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
Quelle
Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Despite the absence of "evidence-based medicine", the use of closed suction drainage in breast surgery is currently the standard practice. Its goal is to minimize the amount of fluid at the operation site, the dead space that can involve postoperative complications. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that with or without drainage the complication rate is unchanged.
We conducted a retrospective and comparative study of two groups of breast reduction with and without drainage. Every complication has been recorded and statistically analyzed: seroma and hematoma, infections, wound breakdown, skin flap or nipple-areola complex necrosis, fat necrosis and reoperation.
A total of 138 breast reductions were performed (37 drained patients and 32 non-drained). Data collection of complications was done on average 10months after the operation (1-15). There was no statistical difference between the two groups regarding the complication rate. Our results confirm the ones found in the literature.
Except for specific cases (e.g. gigantomasty), this study demonstrates that after breast reduction, drainage is not appropriate. Drains do not reduce postoperative complications and can increase hospitalization length of stay (inducing higher costs). Furthermore, it is often source of pain, anxiety and discomfort for patients.
Sprache
Französisch
Identifikatoren
eISSN: 1768-319X
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2018.03.006
Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2025313966
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