Should Surgical Drains Be Used After Routine Primary Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Bartosz, Pawel; Akan, Burak; Bartak, Vladislav; Bialecki, Jerzy; Bucsi, Laszlo; Chai, Wei; Kaminski, Rafal; Nemes, Nandor; PARVİZİ, JAVAD; Tateiwa, Toshiyuki; Zahar, Akos

doi:10.1016/j.arth.2024.10.038

Should Surgical Drains Be Used After Routine Primary Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Bartosz P., Akan B., Bartak V., Bialecki J., Bucsi L., Chai W., ...More

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%.