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Subcutaneous drain used in obese gravidas. (Cesarean Delivery).
SARASOTA, FLA. -- Use of a subcutaneous drain appears to result in improved outcomes in obese gravidas undergoing cesarean delivery, Dr. Haywood L. Brown said at a perinatal symposium sponsored by Symposia Medicus.
At least one prospective, randomized study has shown that the subcutaneous drain reduces risk of wound infection, wound separation, and seromas, compared with the use of sutures for closing the subcutaneous layer and with no closure, said Dr. Brown, professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Of 24 patients who received a subcutaneous closed suction drain, 4% experienced wound complications, ...
- Study Says SDI Could Produce `Brain Drain'; Group Asserts That Defense Plan...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Michael Isikoff November 18, 1987 700+ words
A new study of President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative program concludes that it could produce a national "brain drain" that would siphon scientific talent from the civilian sector. The Council of Economic Priorities, a New York research group that is opposed to the so-called "Star Wars"
- Fibrin glue in thyroid and parathyroid surgery: is under-flap suction still...
- Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Patel, Manish Garg, Rohit Rice, Dale H. August 1, 2006 700+ words
...respectively). Two hematomas in the drain group required immediate surgical evacuation...dressing was applied. In the traditional drain group, the wound was simply closed over a...fibrin glue group and 1.45 days in the drain group--a statistically significant difference...
- Surgery Best for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Operation has modest advantage over...
- News wire article from: Consumer Health News (English) September 24, 2009 700+ words
...percent) of patients without the drain. After six months, 8.6 percent of patients in the drain group and 18.1 of those in the non-drain group had died, the researchers reported. More information The U.S. National Institute of Neurological...
- Closed suction drainage versus closed simple drainage in the management of...
- Magazine article from: South African Medical Journal Ezeome, E.R. Adebamowo, C.A. September 1, 2008 700+ words
...wound segment, and connected to a drainage bag. The suction drain group had Redivac wound closure apparatus No. 1800 from Zimmer Orthopedics...in age, weight, body mass index and breast size. The simple drain group had more patients w
- Study data from M. Ismail and colleagues update understanding of seroma.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week August 12, 2009 700+ words
...in 80 patients (146 hernias). Follow-up ranged from 9 to 45 months. Seroma formation was significantly lower in the drain group (12/1607; 0.75%) compared with the nondrain group (22/146; 15.1%) (P < 0.0001). Both the groups...
- C&W to spend $1bn on key assets of bankrupt Exodus.
- Newspaper article from: Financial News December 2, 2001 700+ words
...own network. But he expects the deal, which makes C&W one of the world's biggest web-hosting operators, to drain group profits for at least two years. The deal received a cool reception from the City of London, with analysts complaining about...
- A 50 YEAR OPPRESSION.
- Magazine article from: The Middle East Shahin, Mariam May 1, 1998 700+ words
...a relatively rich and well-educated section of the community. Financial investment and a trickling back of the "brain drain" group can be foreseen if and when laws and the political reality allow for it, say community leaders. Be that in Palestine or...
- Complication rates similar with Sutures and drains for high BMI.(Gynecologic...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Lowry, Fran May 1, 2006 700+ words
...East Tennessee State University, randomized 222 patients with subcutaneous fat thicknesses of 3-7 cm to a suture group, a drain group, or a group with no subcutaneous intervention. The overall rate of wound complications was 15.3%, with no statistically...