Outpatient parotidectomy with or without the use of a post-operative drain: a retrospective bi-institutional study.
Sam T H ReerdsShi Ying HeyFrank J A van den HoogenRobert P TakesVaishnevy GaneshHenri A M MarresJaiganesh ManickavasagamJimmie HoningsPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2022)
Outpatient parotid surgery with or without the use of a post-operative drain is safe, practical, and feasible. Same-day discharge with and without drain placement yield comparable outcomes. However, the results need to be interpreted cautiously as this study was limited by a small cohort of parotidectomies without drain placement. Future studies should further compare both approaches.