Surgical drainage after limb salvage surgery and endoprosthetic reconstruction: is 30 mL/day critical?
Jiayong LiuZhengfu FanMarc El BeainoValerae O LewisBryan S MoonRobert L SatcherJustin E BirdSpencer J FrinkPatrick P LinPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2021)
Waiting until drain output is < 30 mL/day before drain removal is not associated with decreased risk of infection for segmental endoprostheses of the lower limb after tumor resection. Sarcoma diagnosis and preoperative chemotherapy were independent predictors of infection.