RESUMEN
Objectives: to assess the benefit of the long period drain placement after incisional Hernia repair and abdominoplasty for reducing the seroma complications
Methods: a total of 100 patients were included in this study which had been performed at services institute of medical sciences Lahore between January 2013 to December 2014. In these patients mesh repair of incisional hernia and abdominoplasty had been performed for their incisional Hernia and hanging abdomen. This patient had been divided into two groups, group [1] include 50 patients in which the drain had been left for 3 to 4 days, group[2] include 50 patients in which the drain had been left for 7 to 15 days
Results: we found that in the group [1], 20 [40%] patients had develop seroma collections and 8 [21.33%] patients had developed wound infection with this seroma and 5 [13.33%] patients developed hematoma collections. In group [2] we found that only 3 [9.33%] patients developed seroma collection and 1 [4%] patients developed wound infection with this seroma
Conclusion: there was significant difference in the incidence of seroma formation or surgical wound infection between the two groups. So we can place drain for long period to prevent seroma formation