Will a Fibrin Sealant be Effective as a Seroma Reductant and a Hemostatic Agent in Breast Reconstruction Using a Latissimus Dorsi Flap?
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
; : 57-61, 2017.
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BACKGROUND: The latissimus dorsi (LD) flap is widely used in breast cancer reconstruction, but donor-site morbidity is one of the major limitations of this surgery. Donor-site seroma is the most common complication. To prevent seroma formation, we consider the use of a fibrin sealant (FS) because of its hemostatic and sealing effects. In this study, we investigate the effect of a FS on seroma prevention and as a hemostatic agent at the LD donor site. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted from 2011 to 2015. Herein, we analyzed the preoperative status, changes in the hemoglobin (Hb) level according to the postoperative day, postoperative drain amount, and the drain removal time. RESULTS: The decline in the Hb level was not statistically significantly less in the FS group than in the control group. Further, the difference in the drain amount between the 2 groups was not statistically significant either. The seroma rate and the drain removal time between the 2 groups also did not show any statistically significant difference. CONCLUSIONS: The FS does not have hemostatic effect and the drain amount reduction in the early phase of recovery and does not prevent seroma. Therefore, an empirical use of the FS alone is no longer recommended to prevent seroma. In contrast, the quilting suture has been reported to be effective in seroma prevention. Therefore, it is necessary to study the effects of a combination of quilting sutures and the FS on seroma and the other risk factors of this surgical complication.
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主要主题:
Sutures
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Tissue Donors
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Fibrin
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Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Mammaplasty
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Seroma
研究类型:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
语言:
En
期刊:
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
年:
2017
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Article