Non pressed dressing and double tubes drainage in radical mastectomy for breast cancer / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the method of decreasing the complication of subcutaneous liquid collection after radical breast cancer(BC) operation. Methods The clinical data of 72 patients treated with BC after radical mastectomy from April,1997 to June,1999 were analyzed retrospectively. Results 42 patients by using non-pressed dressing and double suction drainage(DSD),30 patients were treated by pressed dressing and single suction drainage (SSD). The results showed that the volume of drainage in the first 3 days after operation between DSD group (302.9 ?129.9)ml and SSD group (153.8?91.0)ml was significant different (P0.05). The skin flap necrosis occurred in 3 cases in SSD group, but none in DSD group (P