Whether drainage should be used after surgery for breast cancer? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Medical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  He, Xiao Dong ^a   Guo, Zhi Hui ^a   Tian, Jin Hui ^a   Yang, Ke Hu ^a   Xie, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node dissection; Breast cancer surgery; Drainage; Seroma

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84555203181     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: 1559131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9673-2     Document Type: Review

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