Fluid accumulation after mastectomy and/or axillary lymph node dissection is among the most common issues surgeons must face in early postoperative management. In addition, the presence of seroma increases wound complication rates and length of hospital stay, thus delaying recovery and initiation of adjuvant therapy.
1 Using quilting sutures (QS) to aid in tissue approximation and decrease dead space is proposed as a simple and cheap intraoperative technique to reduce the seroma rate, thus improving wound outcomes and decreasing hospital stay and costs of care.
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