WOUND DRAINS IN PROXIMAL FEMORAL FRACTURE SURGERY - A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE TRIAL OF 177 PATIENTS

Authors
VARLEY GW MILNER SA
Citation
Gw. Varley et Sa. Milner, WOUND DRAINS IN PROXIMAL FEMORAL FRACTURE SURGERY - A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE TRIAL OF 177 PATIENTS, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 88(1), 1995, pp. 42-44
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01410768
Volume
88
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
42 - 44
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-0768(1995)88:1<42:WDIPFF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report on the effect of wound drains on wound healing following sur gery for proximal femoral fractures. One hundred and seventy-seven pat ients undergoing AO dynamic hip screw (DHS) or hemiarthroplasty were r andomized whether or not to receive wound drainage. Patients who recei ved wound drainage showed statistically better wound healing in terms of the ASEPSIS wound scoring system and a reduced infection rate. This study conflicts with previous smaller studies which failed to show an effect of wound drainage upon wound healing.