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Closed-suction drainage in thoracolumbar spinal surgery-clinical routine without evidence? a systematic review.

Klaus John SchnakeMatthias PumbergerDenis RappertAchim GötzOleksandr ZolotoverkhRita WaligoraMax Joseph Scheyerernull null
Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
With regard to the existing literature, the use of closed-suction drainage in elective thoracolumbar spinal surgery is not associated with any proven benefit for patients and cannot decrease postoperative complications.
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