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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Oncology
  • Wound Management
  • Medical Devices

Background:

  • Mastectomies without drains improve day-case surgery rates but increase seroma issues.
  • Seromas post-mastectomy lead to increased clinic visits and resource burden.
  • Closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) with full-coverage foam dressings is a novel approach for postoperative incision management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of full-coverage ciNPT in reducing seroma-related interventions after mastectomy.
  • To compare seroma intervention rates between conventional dressings and ciNPT.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving patients undergoing mastectomies.
  • Data collected on seroma interventions for 30 patients with conventional dressings (control) and 25 patients with ciNPT.
  • Full-coverage ciNPT dressings covered the entire incision and surrounding tissues.

Main Results:

  • The ciNPT group required fewer return clinic visits for seroma management (15/25) compared to the control group (20/30).
  • Fewer incisions required aspiration in the ciNPT group (12) versus the control group (16).
  • ciNPT significantly reduced aspirations per mastectomy (P=0.048) and total aspiration volumes (P=0.031).

Conclusions:

  • Full-coverage ciNPT significantly reduces seroma-related interventions post-mastectomy.
  • This therapy decreases the need for postoperative clinic visits and aspirations.
  • ciNPT offers an effective solution for managing seromas in drainless mastectomy patients.