Quantity-guided drain management reduces seroma formation and wound infections after radical lymph node dissection: results of a comparative observational study of 374 melanoma patients.
Gerold KoplinJulian W MallWieland RaueStefanie BöhmUlrike HoellerOliver HaasePublished in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2017)
We conclude that quantity-guided drain management leads to a prolonged interval of drainage but is associated with a lower incidence of seroma formation and shorter hospital stay.
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