Routine Use of Closed Suction Drains Following Revision Arthroplasty May Not be Necessary

Authors

Farideh Najafi, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jonah M. Stein, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nicholas V. Peterson, University of California Los Angeles
Michael Meghpara, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Matthew B. Sherman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Camilo Restrepo, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Javad Parvizi, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-24-2022

Comments

This article is the authors' final version prior to publication in The Journal of Arthroplasty, September 2022.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2022.09.021. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There are numerous studies demonstrating that closed suction drainage (CSD) usage after primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has little to no benefit. There are little data on the role of CSDs after revision TJA. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether there is any clinical advantage to CSD usage after revision TJA.

METHODS: This retrospective study evaluated the clinical records of 2,030 patients undergoing revision TJA between 2007 and 2021. CSD was used in 472 patients and not used in 1,558 patients. Primary outcome was blood transfusion rate and secondary outcomes included total blood loss (TBL), as determined by Gross formula, wound complications (hematoma, infection, and dehiscence), and length of hospital stay. Patients undergoing revision TJA for oncologic reasons or those with incomplete datasets were excluded.

RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in rates of allogeneic blood transfusion, TBL, and wound complications (hematoma, infection, and dehiscence) between the two groups (P = .159, .983, .192, .334, and .548, respectively). When adjusted for demographic and surgical confounders, there was no difference in transfusion and TBL rates between groups (Odds Ratio 1.04, 95% Confidence Interval 0.78-1.38, P = .780 and estimate -105.71 mL, 95% confidence interval -333.96 to 122.55, P = .364, respectively). CSD cohort had a shorter length of stay (4.30 versus 5.82 days, P < .001).

CONCLUSION: We acknowledge that there is a role for CSD usage in a selected group of patients. Nevertheless, our study revealed that routine use of CSD after revision TJA does not provide an additional clinical benefit.

Recommended Citation

Najafi, Farideh; Stein, Jonah M.; Peterson, Nicholas V.; Meghpara, Michael; Sherman, Matthew B.; Restrepo, Camilo; and Parvizi, Javad, "Routine Use of Closed Suction Drains Following Revision Arthroplasty May Not be Necessary" (2022). Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 182.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/orthofp/182

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PubMed ID

36162709

Language

English