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Open Access 01-12-2023 | Wound Healing Disorder | Research

Postoperative drainage management and wound complications following resection of lower limb soft tissue tumors: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: A. L. H. Gerken, P. Jawny, H. Weigl, C. Yang, J. Hardt, F. Menge, P. Hohenberger, C. Weiß, C. Reißfelder, J. Jakob

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

Purpose

Postoperative wound complications are common in patients undergoing resection of lower extremity soft tissue tumors. Postoperative drainage therapy ensures adequate wound healing but may delay or complicate it. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of postoperative wound complications and delayed or prolonged drainage treatment and to propose a standardized definition and severity grading of complex postoperative courses.

Methods

A monocentric retrospective analysis of 80 patients who had undergone primary resection of lower extremity soft tissue tumors was performed. A new classification was developed, which takes into account postoperative drainage characteristics and wound complications. Based on this classification, risk factors and the prognostic value of daily drainage volumes were evaluated.

Results

According to this new definition, regular postoperative course grade 0 (no wound complication and timely drainage removal) occurred in 26 patients (32.5%), grade A (minor wound complications or delayed drainage removal) in 12 (15.0%), grade B (major wound complication or prolonged drainage therapy) in 31 (38.8%), and grade C (reoperation) in 11 (13.7%) patients. Tumor-specific characteristics, such as tumor size (p = 0.0004), proximal tumor location (p = 0.0484), and tumor depth (p = 0.0138) were identified as risk factors for complex postoperative courses (grades B and C). Drainage volume on postoperative day 4 was a suitable predictor for complex courses (cutoff of 70 ml/d).

Conclusion

The proposed definition incorporates wound complications and drainage management while also being clinically relevant and easy to apply. It may serve as a standardized endpoint for assessing the postoperative course after resection of lower extremity soft tissue tumors.

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Title: Postoperative drainage management and wound complications following resection of lower limb soft tissue tumors: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: A. L. H. Gerken
P. Jawny
H. Weigl
C. Yang
J. Hardt
F. Menge
P. Hohenberger
C. Weiß
C. Reißfelder
J. Jakob
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Wound Healing Disorder
Soft Tissue Tumor
Sarcoma
Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-023-02939-9

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Postoperative drainage management and wound complications following resection of lower limb soft tissue tumors: a retrospective cohort study

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