What is it about?
Seroma is a common complication after breast reconstruction, so any device that decreases its incidence is a valuable addition to clinical practice. The barbed ribbon device uses a pattened suture anchor mechanism to decrease "dead space," or the space between tissue planes that can harbor seromas. By eliminating this space, it is possible that we can decrease seromas.
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Why is it important?
Decreasing complications after any surgery is important to patients, especially the many breast cancer patients that desire reconstruction.
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Value in healthcare is largely driven by good results with low complication rates, i.e. quality care. Therefore, mechanisms to decrease complications may be valuable additions to the surgical care we provide our patients and deserve exploration and study.
Dr Kristopher M Day
University of Texas at Austin
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This page is a summary of: Barbed Ribbon Device for Progressive Tension Closure Reduces Seroma After Breast Reconstruction, Annals of Plastic Surgery, December 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001217.
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