A Prospective Randomized Study to Compare Postoperative Drainage After Mastectomy Using Electrosurgical Bipolar Systems and Conventional Electro-Cautery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Advanced energy devices, including electrosurgical bipolar systems or ultrasonic shears, are widely used in various surgeries. An electrosurgical bipolar device allows surgeons to grasp and dissect tissues, as well as simultaneously ligate and cut vessels and lymphatics during surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of advanced bipolar energy devices on the reduction in seroma formation during mastectomy, axillary staging, and/or reconstruction.

Methods

This prospective randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 ratio compared the use of an electrosurgical bipolar device, LigaSure^TM (LGS), against conventional cut-and-ligate techniques in mastectomy with axillary procedures for patients with breast cancer. A total of 82 patients with breast cancer who

SUBMITTER: Park HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411027 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature