Randomized clinical trial comparing axillary padding with closed suction drainage for the axillary wound after lymphadenectomy for breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 820-824

  Classe, J M ^a,c   Berchery, D ^a   Campion, L ^b   Pioud, R ^a   Dravet, F ^a   Robard, S ^b  

^a ICO Institut de Cancérologie de l Ouest   (France)

^b Department of Radiation Oncology   (France)

^c CENTRE RENÉ GAUDUCHEAU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; KETOPROFEN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY PADDING; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEROMA; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745846758     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5433     Document Type: Article

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