Comparison of Suction Drain and Corrugated Drain after Hydrocele Surgery

Authors

  • Ankush Lokhande Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College
  • Shrivats Mishra Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College
  • Vinit Diwedi Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College
  • Atul Patel Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College
  • Pawan Agarwal Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College
  • Dhananjaya Sharma Department of Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College

Keywords:

Hydrocele, Surgery, Complications, Corrugated drain, Suction drain

Abstract

Background: Corrugated drain is conventionally used after hydrocele surgery to prevent hematoma formation. However, it may not prevent hematoma, may result in retrograde infection and requires frequent change of dressings.

Objective: To prove the hypothesis that close system suction drain will avoid these problems.

Patients and methods: Fifty patients with 60 hydroceles (10 patients had bilateral hydroceles) were operated by Jaboulay procedure. They were randomized into study group (suction drain; n = 31) and control group (corrugated drain; n = 29 patients). Outcome measures included hematoma, seroma, surgical site infection, frequency of change of dressings and Visual Analogue Score for pain.

Results: Incidence of hematoma, seroma, surgical site infection and Visual Analogue Score was similar in both groups. However; dressing change was not required in the study group.

Conclusion: Suction and corrugated drains are equally effective following hydrocele surgery, but suction drain has the advantage of no dressing change.

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2022-08-22

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Lokhande, A., Mishra, S., Diwedi, V., Patel, A., Agarwal, P., & Sharma, D. (2022). Comparison of Suction Drain and Corrugated Drain after Hydrocele Surgery. Greater Mekong Subregion Medical Journal, 2(3), 151–155. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/gmsmj/article/view/259015

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2022): September-December

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