Predictive Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Local Tetracycline Injection for Treatment of Post-mastectomy Seroma.

Zagazig University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post-mastectomty Seroma

Treatments: Drug: tetracycline mixed with xylocaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04730674

predictors of tetracycline

Details and patient eligibility

About

female patients with established diagnosis of post-mastectomy seroma following modified radical mastectomy, were treated by local injection of tetracycline after the seroma fluid was aspirated, then a crepe bandage was applied over the mastectomy area. Then after 5 days the patient were examined again for seroma re-collection or the presence of complications. The amount of seroma aspirated in each session.

Full description

In this study, 18 patients with established diagnosis of post-mastectomy seroma were included. All of them were females undergoing modified radical mastectomy where seroma appeared after drain removal.

The age, co-morbidities, total leukocytic count (as an indicator of infection), serum albumin and tumour size and pathology for all of them were recorded. Then we interfered with our tetracycline injection technique for the treatment of seroma.

All the patients were consented regarding this therapeutic technique explaining the expected possible occurrence of some pain during and after injection, other complications like wound infection or flap necrosis necessitating further intervention. Moreover, repetition of the technique may be needed

In our technique the following was adopted:

1. First, the seroma fluid was aspirated completely using a 20 cc syringe while the patient lying flat and the needle inserted in the most dependent area
2. Then, 10 cc of saline containing 2 gm of tetracycline mixed with 5 ml of 2% xylocaine (as a pain relieving agent) was injected at the seroma bed.
3. After completion of injection, a crepe bandage was applied over the mastectomy area (flaps covering the seroma bed)
4. Then after 5 days the patient were examined again for seroma re-collection or the presence of complications as infection or flap necrosis. If there were any re-collection, the tetracycline injection procedure would be repeated.

The amount of seroma aspirated in each session in addition to the complications if present were recorded.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• any patient with post-mastectomy seroma following modified radical mastectomy after removal of drain
• no signs of infection or flap necrosis

Exclusion criteria

• patients with post-mastectomy seroma following modified radical mastectomy with drain still in
• if signs of infection or flap necrosis present

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 1 patient group

post-mastectomty seroma group

Experimental group

Description:

female patients with established diagnosis of post-mastectomy seroma following modified radical mastectomy, were treated by local injection of tetracycline after the seroma fluid was aspirated, then a crepe bandage was applied over the mastectomy area. Then after 5 days the patient were examined again for seroma re-collection or the presence of complications. The amount of seroma aspirated in each session.

Treatment:

Drug: tetracycline mixed with xylocaine