Should Surgical Drains Be Used After Routine Primary Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Journal of Arthroplasty, vol.40, no.2, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 40 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2025
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.10.038
- Journal Name: Journal of Arthroplasty
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, CINAHL, Communication Abstracts, MEDLINE, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Keywords: blood loss, blood transfusion, primary artrhroplasty, surgical drain, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Response/Recommendation: The use of surgical drains in routine primary total knee and total hip arthroplasty is not recommended. Level of evidence: High. Expert Voting: Agree 83.52%, Disagree 12.91%, Abstain 3.59%.