Closed Suction Drainage for Hip and Knee Arthoplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004;86:1146-1152.

Closed suction drainage: Higher requirement for blood transfusion than nondrainage

J Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec;26(8):1265-72. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Mar 2

AAOS2019: No effect of closed suction IA drain on quad strength and knee joint effusion after TKA

Autologous blood transfusion drainage vs. no drainage or closed-suction drainage in THA

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 Nov;134(11):1623-31

No benefit associated with the use of closed-suction drainage in revision THA

Int Orthop. 2016 Mar;40(3):453-7

Closed suction drains do not increase blood loss in simultaneous bilateral TKA

Knee Surg Relat Res. 2016 Sep;28(3):201-6. doi: 10.5792/ksrr.2016.28.3.201. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

Autologous blood transfusion drainage versus closed suction drainage following TKA

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Nov 2;17(1):452

Efficacy and safety of autotransfusion versus both suction drainage and no drainage in TKA

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Aug 1;17:142

Insufficient evidence to support closed suction drainage after hip arthroplasty

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Aug;24(6):939-46.

Larger drop in Hb noted with closed suction drainage versus no drainage in total knee arthroplasty

J Knee Surg. 2018 Sep;31(8):804-810. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1615297

Autotransfusion drain reduces blood transfusion compared to closed suction drain in THA

Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 1;6:27461

Continuous low pressure suction does not reduce blood loss following TKA

J Adv Nurs. 2012 Apr;68(4):758-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05760.x. Epub 2011 Nov 14

Postoperative closed suction drainage and its effect on prolonged serous drainage

J Arthroplasty. 2010 Feb;25(2):244-8. Epub 2008 Dec 4.

No surgical or clinical efficacy of a deep IA suction drain for revision TKA procedures

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jul;31(7):1544-8

No difference in transfusion rate between direct anterior THA with and without drain

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Sep;31(9):1954-8

No benefit to patient outcome observed with the use of suction drain in TKA

Int Orthop. 2015 Apr;39(4):653-8

Intra-articular or sub cutaneous vacuum drainage for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Aug;468(8):2168-76. Epub 2010 Feb 2

Drained vs. undrained wounds: No significant difference in outcomes following hip surgery

Int Orthop. 2008 Dec;32(6):723-7. Epub 2007 Aug 9

Comparable clinical outcomes with or without the use of drain for TKR surgery

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010 Jan;92(1):51-5.

Benefits seen with no drains used in total hip arthroplasty

Acta Orthop Belg. 2010 Oct;76(5):619-27