Seroma Prevention After Body Contouring Procedures

N/AUnknownNCT03190876

University of Regensburg100 enrolled

Overview

With a prevalence of up to 25%, seroma formation is among the most common complications of body contouring procedures such as abdominoplasty. Small amounts of fluid are reabsorbed by the body spontaneously, however, larger seroma volumes need to be evacuated via puncture aspiration to prevent wound healing disturbances and infection, leading to major patient discomfort and a prolonged hospital stay. There is increasing controversy regarding the efficacy of surgical drains in seroma prevention. This study compares the incidence rate of seroma in three study arms with different usage of drains.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Seroma Abdominoplasty Complication of Surgical Procedure

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All full-aged patients requiring body contouring procedures in our department who provide oral and written informed consent indicating that they agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Minors or patients with a designated health care proxy, revision surgeries, morbid obesity

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of seroma formation

As primary outcome this study measures the rate of seroma requiring evacuation via puncture aspiration (fluid retention \> 20 cc) in each group.

Time frame: Weekly follow-up until postoperative week 6.