How long should suction drains stay in after breast surgery with axillary dissection?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 435-437

  Barwell, J ^a,b   Campbell, L ^a   Watkins, R M ^a   Teasdale, C ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breast; Drainage; Postoperative complications; Suction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TIME; WOUND INFECTION;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUCTION;

EID: 0030705999     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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