Use of wound drain after unilateral total knee arthroplasty

The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 26 No. 4 2011

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

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

AAOS 2015: Surgical drain does not benefit patients undergoing revision TKA

OTA 2016: Preliminary results of NPWT following operative treatment of calcaneus fractures

Benefits seen with no drains used in total hip arthroplasty

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

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

Sci Rep. 2016 Jul 1;6:27461

TKA: Drain-clamping with tranexamic acid decreased drained blood volume/ transfusions

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jul 20;13:124. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-124

Four-hour postoperative drain clamping does not reduce blood loss following TKA

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Reduced morphine consumption 6hr post-TKA, no 1yr function difference with vs. without suction drain

Clin Orthop Surg. 2019 Mar;11(1):73-81.

No difference in outcome noted with closed suction drain in shoulder arthroplasty

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Feb;28(2):205-211

Reduced blood loss during TKA with drain clamping and injection of saline with adrenaline

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jan;88(1):49-53

COA 2015: Prolonged postop antibiotics reduces posterior spine op superficial infection

Autologous wound drains have no effect on transfusion rates following THA/TKA

Bone Joint J. 2014 Jun;96-B(6):765-71

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

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

Comparable efficacy between nylon stitches and skin staples for wound closure after TKA

Bone Joint Res. 2016 May;5(5):185-90

Effect of TXA, reinfusion drains, and standard drains on blood loss and transfusion in TJA

J Arthroplasty. 2016 Jan;31(1):76-80

TKA: Interval clamping drain provides greater bleeding control than non-clamping methods

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Jul;132(7):1059-63. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1501-z. Epub 2012 Mar 13

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

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

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

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

No difference between wound drainage and non-drainage for femoral fractures

Injury. 2005 Jan;36(1):100-4