Revista Española de Cirugía Osteoarticular. Nº 281 Vol. 55. ENERO-MARZO 2020 /22Utilidad del drenaje quirúrgico en la cirugía de Artroplastia Total de Rodilla.

Introduction. The aim of this work is to study the effect of the use of surgical drains in Total Knee Arthroplasty surgery, regarding the appearance of associated complications, the need for reoperation, blood loss and the need for transfusion, as well as postoperative mobility. Material and methods. This is a retrospective, observational, descriptive study in which 112 patients operated on for Total Knee Arthroplasty are divided into 2 groups based on the use or not of drainage. In addition to demographic variables, the following were studied: Days of post-surgery stay, loss of Hemoglobin and Hematocrit, need for transfusion, complications, and reoperations. Results. Demographic characteri…