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Postoperative Drainage (postoperative + drainage)

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Minimizing Postoperative Drainage with 20% Ferric Chloride After Chemical Matricectomy with Phenol

DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 2 2001
A. Burhan Aksakal MD
Background. Phenol used in partial matricectomy shows its effects by denaturing matrix proteins. This highly successful method has the major problem of oozing which can continue for 5,6 weeks. Objective. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of 20% ferric chloride (FC) (FeCl3) on minimizing the oozing after chemical matricectomy with phenol. Methods. Sixty-seven patients with stage III onychocryptosis were treated by chemical matricectomy with 90% aqueous phenol. In 32 of these patients FC was applied to the nail bed after the phenolization procedure. Results. We found a statistically significant (P < .001) reduction of oozing in the FC-applied group of patients. Conclusion. We think that using FC after phenol chemical matricectomy results in a significant reduction in oozing from the operation site. [source]

Postoperative drainage with a vacutainer® tube after excision of the preauricular sinus

CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY, Issue 1 2009
C.W. Kim
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Evaluation of postoperative drainage with application of platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma following hemithyroidectomy: A randomized controlled clinical trial,,

HEAD & NECK: JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES & SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK, Issue 12 2008
John Yoo MD
Abstract Background. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) have been used to improve hemostasis and wound healing after surgery; however, randomized controlled trials proving their efficacy are lacking. Methods. Hemithyroidectomy was performed on 52 patients. Autologous PRP and PPP were applied during wound closure in the treatment group, while saline was applied in the controls. Outcome measures were postoperative drainage, pain, analgesic use, and length of hospital stay. Results. The 24-hour cumulative drainage was reduced by 29.3% in the treatment group (44.9 mL vs 63.5 mL, p = .039). The treatment group required less analgesic medication despite similar pain scores; however, the difference was not significant. There was a trend toward decreased length of stay for thePRP/PPP group (p = .059). Conclusions. Hemithyroidectomy served as a stringent test to evaluate the wound-healing capacity of platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma. This study provides evidence that PRP and PPP reduced postoperative drainage in soft-tissue surgery. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2008 [source]