Dressing Wear Time After Reduction Mammaplasty

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study was designed to determine whether the duration of dressing wear following reduction mammaplasty influence skin colonization and surgical site infections rates.

Detailed Description
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Surgical site infections (SSI) are wound infections that occur after invasive procedures.Particularly in plastic surgery procedures, to minimize the risk of SSI is imperative, since even minor infections are able to complicate the healing process and harm the cosmetic result. Reduction mammaplasty is an effective and well established procedure performed for the relief of physical pain and discomfort associated with macromastia, which significantly decreases patients' quality of life.Breast reduction has provided long-term relief for most patients, with high patient satisfaction. The demand for this kind of plastic surgery is high.Reduction mammaplasty was the fifth most commonly surgical procedure performed by plastic surgeons in women of United States.Since reduction mammaplasty is associated with a high incidence of wound problems,all effort to minimize the risk of SSI is valid.

Official Title
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Twenty-four Hours or 6 Days? A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Dressing Wear Time After Reduction Mammaplasty

Conditions
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Surgical Site Infection, Skin Colonization

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: reduction mammaplasty
* Procedure: reduction mammaplasty


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: breast hypertrophy candidate to reduction mammaplasty body mass index under 30Kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding during the last 12 months body mass index over 30Kg/m2 breast cancer history previous breast surgery hard smoking

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Postoperative day 1<br>Dressing is removed on the first postoperative day | Procedure: reduction mammaplasty<br>* Dressing following reduction mammaplasty is removed on the first postoperative day<br>* Other names: Breast reduction surgery;|
| Experimental: Postoperative day 6<br>Dressing is removed on the sixth postoperative day | Procedure: reduction mammaplasty<br>* Dressing following reduction mammaplasty is removed on the sixth postoperative day<br>* Other names: Breast reduction surgery;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| surgical site infection |  | 30 days postoperatively | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| skin colonization |  | 6 days postoperatively | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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breast hypertrophy, mammaplasty, bandages, surgical site infection, skin colonization