Current use of drains and management of seroma following mastectomy and axillary surgery: results of a United Kingdom national practice survey

• Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment Vol. 203; no. 2; pp. 187 - 196
• Main Authors: Fairhurst, K., Roberts, K., Fairbrother, P., Potter, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Cancer research; Drainage; Female; Humans; Mastectomy; Mastectomy - adverse effects; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - therapy; Preclinical Study; Seroma - epidemiology; Seroma - etiology; Seroma - therapy; Surgeons; Surgery; Surgical drains; Surveys; Wound healing; United Kingdom > UK; Mastectomy; Trial feasibility; Drain; Seroma; Axillary surgery

Purpose Up to 40% of the 56,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK undergo mastectomy. Seroma formation following surgery is common, may delay wound healing, and be uncomfortable or delay the start of adjuvant treatment. Multiple strategies to reduce seroma formation include surg...