BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The influence of negative pressure on fluid production and complication rates after axillary dissection for breast cancer was studied in a prospective randomized trial. Patients were randomized for either a high or a low vacuum drainage system. Drainage volumes and complication rates were recorded. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found between the low vacuum group (n = 68) and the high vacuum group (n = 73) in volume (728 ml versus 780 ml) and duration (9.5 days versus 10 days) of seroma production, number of wound complications (5 versus 6), or infections (3 versus 2). There was a significant positive relationship between body mass index and seroma production, independent of the drainage system (P = 0.002). The drainage volume of the separately drained breast wound after mastectomy and lumpectomy was larger for the high vacuum system (55 ml versus 100 ml, P = 0.02). Vacuum loss was more frequent in the high vacuum drain group (11 versus 2, P = 0.01), where as leakage around the drain occurred more often in the low vacuum group (18 versus 6, P = 0.004). CONCLUSION: There are no differences in axillary fluid production or wound complication rates after axillary dissection and subsequent drainage between high and low vacuum drainage systems.
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BACKGROUND AND METHODS: The influence of negative pressure on fluid production and complication rates after axillary dissection for breast cancer was studied in a prospective randomized trial. Patients were randomized for either a high or a low vacuum drainage system. Drainage volumes and complication rates were recorded. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found between the low vacuum group (n = 68) and the high vacuum group (n = 73) in volume (728 ml versus 780 ml) and duration (9.5 days versus 10 days) of seroma production, number of wound complications (5 versus 6), or infections (3 versus 2). There was a significant positive relationship between body mass index and seroma production, independent of the drainage system (P = 0.002). The drainage volume of the separately drained breast wound after mastectomy and lumpectomy was larger for the high vacuum system (55 ml versus 100 ml, P = 0.02). Vacuum loss was more frequent in the high vacuum drain group (11 versus 2, P = 0.01), where as leakage around the drain occurred more often in the low vacuum group (18 versus 6, P = 0.004). CONCLUSION: There are no differences in axillary fluid production or wound complication rates after axillary dissection and subsequent drainage between high and low vacuum drainage systems.
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