Closed suction surgical wound drainage after orthopaedic surgery - Parker, MJ - 2007 |
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Educational Objectives As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: 1.
Understand contemporary postoperative infection rates for primary total hip arthroplasty …

No preferred test for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection exists, and the algorithm for
the workup of patients suspected of infection remains unclear. The work group evaluated the …

Background: The use of closed-suction drainage systems after total joint replacement is a
common practice. The theoretical advantages for the use of drains is a reduction in the …

The routine use of surgical drains in total hip arthroplasty remains controversial. They have
not been shown to decrease the rate of wound infection significantly and can provide a …

In a prospective, randomized study, 58 patients with primary cemented hip arthroplasty and
39 patients with primary cemented knee arthroplasty were divided into groups with …

From individual randomized studies, it is not clear whether a closed suction drainage should
be used after total knee arthroplasty. Our meta-analysis compares the clinical outcomes of …

Purpose The clinical use of closed-suction drainage, which aims to reduce postoperative
wound haematomas and infection, is common. This study was performed to determine …

Drainage-clamping methods are thought to be effective in reducing blood loss after total
knee arthroplasty (TKA). We conducted a systematic review to examine if these methods …

The purpose of our study is to estimate the effect of tourniquet release and cementing in
perioperative blood loss associated with total knee arthroplasty. Eighty patients were …