Advantages of clamping and drainage over continuous drainage in a total knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of closed-suction drainage systems after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is common practice in India, but with no consensus on its use. In this retrospective study, we compared whether clamped or unclamped drainage has any advantages over the other in unilateral TKA.

Methods

Group-A (n = 351) had an unclamped drain removed at 24 h postoperative, with measurement of total drainage at 24 h between January 2011 and February 2013. Group B (n = 349) had drains kept for a total of 8 h-clamped for the first 4 h and unclamped for a further 4, between March 2013 to September 2016. Drainage volume, as well as the hemodynamic markers-hemoglobin (Hb) drop, transfusion rate were evaluated.

Results

Mean drain output in Group- A was significantly higher than Group

SUBMITTER: Agarwala S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985007 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature