ObjectiveTo compare the differences in preventing subcutaneous effusion, skin flap necrosis, and patient comfort between simple negative pressure drainage and negative pressure drainage combined with chest compression bandaging after radical mastectomy for breast cancer. MethodsOne hundred and ninety-six patients underwent radical mastectomy for breast cancer from January 2010 to December 2012 in this hospital were collected.The simple negative pressure drainage (SNPD group, n=84) and negative pressure drainage combined with chest compression bandaging (NPD+CB group, n=112) after radical mastectomy for breast cancer were used to prevent postoperative subcutaneous effusion.The postoperative complications, postoperative 3 d drainage volume, and patient comfort were compared in two groups. ResultsOne hundred and ninety-six patients with breast cancer were females.The differences of general clinical data were not statistically significant in two groups (P > 0.05).The differences of chest wall mean extubation time, axillary mean extubation time, postoperative 3 d mean drainage volume, and incidences of subcutaneous effusion and skin flap necrosis were not statistically significant in two groups (P > 0.05).The rate of comfort satisfactory in the SNPD group was significantly higher than that in the NPD+CB group [76.2%(16/84) versus 22.3%(25/112), P < 0.001].The chemotherapy was not affected after operation in two groups. ConclusionsComparing with negative pressure drainage combined with chest compression bandaging, simple negative pressure drainage do not increase postoperative subcutaneous effusion and skin flap necrosis, but it greatly improves the patients satisfactory rate.
ObjectiveTo explore the efficacy of thrombin in treatment of subcutaneous effusion after radical resection of breast cancer. MethodsOne hundred and ninety patients underwent radical resection of breast cancer from July 2008 to July 2013 in this hospital were divided into postoperative observation group and postoperative control group according to the operation time. A daily injection of thrombin by drainage tube was performed on day 3 after operation in the postoperative observation group, the negative pressure drainage only was performed in the postoperative control group. The drainage volume in 72 h after operation, time of extubation, cases of subcutaneous effusion were counted after operation. Then the patients with subcutaneous effusion were divided into subcutaneous effusion observation group and subcutaneous effusion control group according to the time of extubation, the thrombin was injected into cavity after pumping subcutaneous effusion with pressing and dressing in the subcutaneous effusion observation group and only pressed after pumping subcutaneous effusion in the subcutaneous effusion control group, respectively. The healing time of subcutaneous effusion was counted in these two groups. ResultsCompared with the postoperative control group, the drainage volume in 72 h after operation was less(P < 0.001), the time of extubation was earlier(P < 0.001), the rate of subcutaneous effusion was lower(P < 0.05), color of drainage fluid on day 2 after mastectomy was lighter(P < 0.001)in the postoperative observation group. Compared with subcutaneous effusion control group, when subcutaneous effusion was 20-50 mL or > 50 mL, the healing time of subcutaneous effusion was significantly shorter in the subcutaneous effusion observation group(P < 0.05). ConclusionsInjecting thrombin by drainage tube after operation can reduce the drainage volume, decrease the rate of subcutaneous liquid, and shorten the time of extubation. Injecting thrombin into cavity of subcutaneous liquid can shorten the healing time of patients with middle and large subcutaneous effusions after radical resection of breast cancer.