Effect of Early Removal of Wound Drains After Mastectomy or Lymph Node Dissection

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven106 enrolled

Overview

To compare early drain removal versus output-based drain removal, assessing the following end-points: Clinical : risk of seroma and infection, woundhealing, duration of wound care and drain output versus volume of seroma. Quality of life : drain-induced pain, discomfort due to seroma or drain, sleep disturbance and implications on daily activities. Cost-effectiveness

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

106

Conditions

Draining Wound Breast Cancer

Interventions

Early-drain removalPROCEDURE

Drain removal at hospital discharge

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient scheduled for breast cancer surgery with placement of suction drainage * Female or male * Age \> 18 years * All stages of disease (inclusion is independent of TNM-classification) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for breast cancer surgery without placement of suction drains * No informed consent: Patient refuses participation OR is not able to give a written informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of Life

Improve the quality of life, wich will be measured by a questionnaire with some specific questions.

Time frame: 3 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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