Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Postoperative Wound Infection
Postoperative Complications
Surgical Site Infection
Drain Site Complication
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sean Devitt · Other
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About This Trial
This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded, interventional feasibility study to evaluate if showering with post operative drains in place leads to an increase in complications. The patients included in the study will be those undergoing breast reductions and panniculectomies at Geisinger Medical Center. The patients will be randomized post operatively into one of two groups: 1) patien…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients having one of the following procedures at Geisinger Medical Center in which drains are placed
* Breast reduction
* Lower panniculectomy
* Fleur-de-lis panniculectomy
* ≥18 years of age
* Able and willing to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients on an…
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