Role of subcutaneous drains in obese patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy: A cohort study
| Autor: | Fazal Q Parray, Mushtaq A. Gagloo, Nisar A. Chowdri, Syed Asrar Ahmed Qadri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Drain Sepsis Cohort Studies medicine Humans Cholecystectomy Prospective Studies Obesity Prospective cohort study business.industry Subcutaneous General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Seroma Elective Surgical Procedures Anesthesia Drainage Female business Body mass index Cohort study Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery. (6):404-407 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9191 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.05.011 |
| Popis: | BackgroundProphylactic drainage of wounds is aimed to reduce the wound complications and thereby morbidity. Obese patients are at more risk. The objective of the present study was to determine whether subcutaneous drainage can reduce such complications in elective abdominal surgery (cholecystectomy) in obese patients.DesignRandomized, prospective and comparative study.MethodsTwo hundred and fifty obese patients with body mass index (BMI) >32 and subcutaneous fat thickness of >3cm undergoing elective Cholecystectomy were allocated into two groups, viz. study (n=125) and control (n=125). Incision technique was standardized for all the patients. Patients with sepsis, spillage and comorbid conditions were excluded from the study.ResultsOverall seroma formation occurred in 11 (8.80%) patients in the study group and 42 (33.60%) patients in the control group (p |
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