50 patients seeking gender affirming mastectomy will be treated with different closure techniques in each side of their chest - one side will receive progressive tension sutures between pectoral fascia and the mastectomy flap, and the other side will not. Both sides will have drains in the mastectomy site. Rates of hematoma, seroma, and other complications will be compared between each chest side via standard statistical techniques for hypothesis testing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
3
In each patient, one side of the chest will receive progressive tension sutures inside the mastectomy pocket, from pectoral fascia to underside of mastectomy flap. 2-0 Vicryl about 15-20 sutures per chest. Both sides will receive bilateral drains (standard of care)
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Total volume of Drain Fluid
Participants will record drain outputs each time they empty drains in the Postoperative Drain Output Record (mL)
Time frame: Visit 2, Day 7
Total volume of Drain Fluid
Participants will record drain outputs each time they empty drains in the Postoperative Drain Output Record (mL)
Time frame: Visit 3, Day 14
Total volume of Drain Fluid
Participants will record drain outputs each time they empty drains in the Postoperative Drain Output Record (mL)
Time frame: Visit 4, Day 30
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