| Title | Fibrin sealant does not decrease seroma output or time to drain removal following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection in melanoma patients: a randomized controlled trial (NCT00506311). | | Author(s) | Mortenson MM, Xing Y, Weaver S, Lee JE, Gershenwald JE, Lucci A, Mansfield PF, Ross MI, Cormier JN | | Source | World J Surg Oncol 2008 Jun 18; 6(1):63. | | Abstract | ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND: This study assessed the impact of closed suction drains and evaluated whether the intraoperative use of a fibrin sealant decreased time to drain removal and wound complications in melanoma patients undergoing inguino-femoral lymph node dissection.
METHODS: A pilot study (n=18) assessed the impact of a closed suction drain following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection. A single-institution, prospective trial was then performed in which patients were randomized to a group that received intraoperative application of a fibrin sealant following inguino-femoral lymph node dissection or to a control group that did not receive sealant.
RESULTS: The majority of the patients enrolled felt the drains caused moderate or severe discomfort and difficulties with activities of daily living. Thirty patients were then randomized; the median time to drain removal in the control group (n = 14) was 30 days (range, 13-74) compared to 29 days (range, 11-45) in the fibrin sealant group (n = 16; P = 0.6). Major and minor complications were similar in the two groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative closed suction drains were associated with major patient inconvenience. Applying a fibrin sealant at the time of inguino-femoral lymph node dissection in melanoma patients did not reduce the time to drain removal or postoperative morbidity. Alternative strategies are needed. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18564433 |
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