Observational studyMedicine2019
The role of drains in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery: Is it necessary?
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- The utility of surgical drains in adult and pediatric posterior spinal fusion: systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Closed-suction drainage in thoracolumbar spinal surgery-clinical routine without evidence? a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Pooled it
- Risk-benefit analysis of wound drain usage in spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis with evidence summary.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- Enhanced recovery after surgery principles in pediatric fractures and sports injuries: strategies, technologies, and outcomes.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Blood loss, complications, and the role of suction drains in shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES international · 2025Review
- Similar Short-Term Outcomes of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery with or without Drainage: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Can hydroxyapatite charged collagen sponge help reduce perioperative blood loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery? Preliminary results in 68 patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Do drains help reduce the risk of complications after thoracoplasties in posterior spinal fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Posterior spine fusion in a Jehovah's Witness patient with severe rigid idiopathic scoliosis - A case report.Brain & spine · 2022Article
- Benefits of Early Ambulation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression and Fusion Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
- [Personal preference, experience, intuition and school of surgery dominate the use of wound drainage in dermatosurgery].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2021Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Close suction drainage systems are widely used in orthopedics and spine surgeries. There are less studies investigating the outcomes of using subfascial closed suction drains in adolescent patients who had undergone idiopathic scoliosis surgery. We evaluated the outcomes of patients with and without closed suction drainage and to investigate whether close suction drainage is needed after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery.We retrospectively investigated 63 patients, who underwent posterior spinal surgery for AIS from January 2015 to January 2018. The patients were divided into the following groups: Groups A (drainage group) and B (nondrainage group). We evaluated the wound drainage (wound oozing), need for transfusion, preoperative and postoperative hemoglobin levels, length of hospital stay, and postoperative blood loss from closed suction drains. Patients' scoliosis was categorized according to the Lenke Classification System for Scoliosis. The level of instrumentations was also evaluated.The median postoperative hemoglobin level was lower in group A than in group B. Postoperatively, group A underwent more blood transfusions than group B. Postoperative hospital stay was also significantly longer in group A than in group B. There was no statistical difference in the infection rate between the two groups.Using drains after AIS surgery increases hospital stay duration, blood transfusion rate and patients' anxiety of drain tube removal. Thus, closed suction drainage may not be suitable after AIS surgery.
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