Risk-benefit analysis of wound drain usage in spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis with evidence summary.
Sathish MuthuEswar RamakrishnanKarthick Kumar NatarajanGirinivasan ChellamuthuPublished 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 (2020)
Evidence from this review suggests that routine use of drain in various domains of spine surgery does not reduce the risk of SSI and their absence did not increase the risk of haematoma formation. The current best evidence is presented with its limitations. High-quality studies to address their use in spine surgeries in cervical, trauma, and tumour domains are required to further strengthen the evidence synthesised from available literature.