Post-auricular open drainage to reduce postoperative bleeding in rhytidectomy

Autor: S. C. Frolich, E. P. Berry, P. Moynahan
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 7:83-86
ISSN: 1432-5241
0364-216X
DOI: 10.1007/bf01571110
Popis: In 200 patients undergoing rhytidectomy with and without additional procedures, 14 patients experienced postoperative hematoma, only 1 of which required corrective surgery under general anesthesia. Post-auricular open drainage was associated with a low rate of hematoma, i.e., 2.6% in 117 female patients in whom the drainage procedure was used. Factors affecting the probability of experiencing hematoma include male sex, elevated blood pressure, and the absence and type of drainage.
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