This study is looking at whether using a special wash called "pulsed lavage washout" during implant-based breast reconstruction helps reduce problems after surgery. Pulsed lavage uses a pressurized, pulsed triple antibiotic solution to clean the mastectomy (breast removal) pocket. The study wants to see if this method is better than the standard way of cleaning, which uses a bulb syringe with a triple antibiotic solution. You might be able to join if you are a woman between 18 and 75 years old, having implant-based breast reconstruction with an immediate tissue expander (a device used to prepare the breast for an implant). The main goal is to see if pulsed lavage reduces complications like infections, bleeding, fluid buildup, or implant failure within three months after surgery. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 62 participants. You would be randomly assigned to either receive the pulsed lavage washout or the standard cleaning method.

What's involved

You would undergo either the pulsed lavage washout or the standard cleaning during your breast reconstruction surgery. You will then have follow-up visits.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

You will be followed in the clinic for a maximum of 3 months after your surgery to check for complications.

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