Drain Use and Complications After Breast Reduction in A Five-Academic-Institution Cohort
Drain placement was not associated with improved outcomes after breast reduction surgery in a large multi-center retrospective cohort. Surgeons were more likely to use drains in patients with higher BMI, larger breasts and higher medical complexity with similar outcomes to the cohort without drains.
Authors
- David Spencer Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-7844)
- Christopher L. Kalmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8750-7538)
- Ellen Satteson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-9575)
- Adeyemi A. Ogunleye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-180X)
- Arya Akhavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7119-9123)
- Colin G. White-Dzuro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2225-8902)
- Abigail E. Chaffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6446-7142)
- Salomon Puyana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-7926)
- Idorenyin Ndem
- Galen Perdikis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4537-2591)
- Mario S. Blondin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6416-3565)
- Chris A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3308-5517)
- Jennifer Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-2137)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Tulane University (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Institute for Conflict Research (GB)
- Campbell Collaboration (NO)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012688
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00