Influence of surgical technique on axillary XXXX formation: a randomized study.

@entity1 @entity2080 @entity86 @entity0
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of surgical technique in the form of electrocautery and suction drains on @entity2080 formation following surgery for @entity0 . A prospective randomized study was carried out. One hundred and sixty @entity1 with @entity0 who underwent surgery were allocated to four arms using a 2 x 2 factorial design. This method enabled us to evaluate the independent effect of two different causative factors on the incidence of @entity86 formation using a single dataset with limited numbers. The main outcome measure was @entity86 formation defined as a postoperative axillary collection requiring more than one aspiration after removal of the drain. The incidence of @entity2080 in our institution is 90%. Incidence of @entity86 was 88.3% if electrocautery was used, which reduced to 82.2% if surgery was carried out using scissors for dissection and ligatures for haemostasis (P = 0.358). There was no influence on the incidence of @entity2080 formation whether suction drain (84.6%) or corrugated drains (86.1%) were used (P = 0.822). The use of electrocautery in axillary dissection does not adversely affect @entity86 formation after surgery for @entity0 . The use of different drainage techniques has no bearing on the @entity86 formation. The surgical technique has no influence on the rate of @entity2080 formation after surgery for @entity0 .
