
Closed Suction Drainage for Hip and Knee Arthoplasty

Closed Suction Drainage for Hip and Knee Arthoplasty
Closed Suction Drainage for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. A Meta-Analysis
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:1146-1152.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
It has often been common practice to apply closed suction drainage following Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) to theoretically decrease the risk of hematomas and infection. This theory has recently come under scrutiny resulting in many RCTs on the subject. The current Meta analysis aims to determine based on these RCTs, the pros and cons of this technique. Pooling of the results indicated that clos...
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