Early removal of postmastectomy drains is not beneficial: results from a halted randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 652-656

  Barton, Anise ^a   Blitz, Maurice ^a   Callahan, David ^a   Yakimets, Walter ^a   Adams, David ^a   Dabbs, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Drainage; Drains; Mastectomy; Seroma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SEROMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646077432     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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