Should Surgical Drains Be Used After Routine Primary Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Review
PubMed
39426445
DOI
10.1016/j.arth.2024.10.038
PII: S0883-5403(24)01051-9
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- blood loss, blood transfusion, primary artrhroplasty, surgical drain, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty,
- MeSH
- Drainage * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip * MeSH
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
RESPONSE/RECOMMENDATION: The use of surgical drains in routine primary total knee and total hip arthroplasty is not recommended. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: High. EXPERT VOTING: Agree 83.52%, Disagree 12.91%, Abstain 3.59%.
Acibadem University Istanbul Turkey; Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia
Centre of Musculoskeletal Surgery St George University Teaching Hospital Székesfehérvár Hungary
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Acıbadem Atasehir Hospital Istanbul Turkey
Department of Orthopedic Surgery Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan
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