Showering After Breast Reconstruction Surgery
This study is looking at whether showering 48 hours after breast reconstruction surgery, while surgical drains (tubes that remove fluid) are still in place, increases the risk of infection. Currently, there's no standard rule for when patients can shower with drains. Doctors often ask patients to wait until drains are removed. This study wants to see if showering earlier affects your risk of infection or your quality of life. You may be able to join if you are a woman between 18 and 100 years old, having breast surgery with tissue expanders and drains, and do not have existing wounds or previous implant-related infections. The study will consider showering successful if it doesn't increase infection rates. The current status of this study is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 100 women. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint, presence of post-operative infection, will be measured at 90 days.
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Effect of Drain Care on Infection Rate and Quality of Life in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Presence of Post Operative Infection90 days
The primary outcome measure will be the presence of infection as judged by the non blinded attending surgeon within the 90 day time frame during post operative evaluations. A breast infection is defined as increased erythema, warmth, and pain at the breast or systemic symptoms such as fevers and chills. Breast infections will be treated with a course of IV antibiotics and possible tissue expander removal and breast pocket irrigation and debridement in the operating room. If the attending physician determines that an infection is present any time during the treatment period the patient will be categorized as infected.