ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2017
The Role of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in Latissimus Dorsi Flap Donor Site Seroma Prevention: A Cohort Study.
Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Breast Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Risk Factors for Donor-site Seroma Formation After Anterolateral Thigh Flap Harvest.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- The Use of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy on the Medial Thigh Donor Site in Transverse Musculocutaneous Gracilis Flap Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Utilizing NPWT improving skin graft taking in reconstruction for extended breast skin defects following mastectomy.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Effects of vacuum sealing drainage to improve the therapeutic effect in patients with orthopedic trauma and to reduce post-operative infection and lower-limb deep venous thrombosis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Subcutaneous Prosthetic Breast Reconstructions following Skin Reduction Mastectomy.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Article
- Is negative-pressure wound therapy beneficial in modern-day breast surgery?Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2019Review
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- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDonor site seroma is the most common complication after latissimus dorsi (LD) flap harvest. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in preventing donor site seroma formation after the harvest of an LD flap for breast reconstruction.
methodsIn this prospective matched-pair study, 40 patients in whom an LD flap was harvested for breast reconstruction were enrolled. NPWT was used in 20 patients, and in a control group composed of another 20 patients, the conventional donor site dressing technique was used. Information was collected regarding postoperative complications, the incidence of seroma, total drainage volume, the number of percutaneous seroma aspirations, and the volume aspirated.
resultsIn the NPWT group, the incidence of seroma formation after drain removal was significantly lower than in the control group (15% vs. 70%; odds ratio=0.07; relative risk, 0.24). Both the mean percutaneous aspirated volume (P=0.004) and the number of percutaneous aspirations (P=0.001) were also significantly lower in the NPWT group. There were no significant differences in the total drainage volume or the duration of wound drainage between the NPWT dressing group and the control group (P>0.05).
conclusionsThis study showed that NPWT is a promising tool for reducing the incidence of seroma formation after removing the drain at the donor site after LD flap harvesting. It is a simple and safe technique.
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