Journal article
Closed-intraoral wound suction: a prospective analysis of 65 cases and a review of the literature
The International journal of adult orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, Vol.5(3), pp.183-187
01/01/1990
PMID: 2098454
Abstract
Minimizing postsurgical swelling, edema, and pain are important to the patient because of the elective nature of orthognathic surgical procedures. Closed-intraoral wound suction was placed following mandibular osteotomies in 65 consecutive patients. The volume of drainage ranged from 35 to 285 mL (mean of 113 mL). The use of closed-intraoral wound suction only minimally increased the incidence of postsurgical infection and at the same time resulted in considerable subjective improvement in postoperative facial appearance and a decrease in tissue edema and pain.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Closed-intraoral wound suction: a prospective analysis of 65 cases and a review of the literature
- Creators
- K L FridrichB E PartnoyL W Williamson
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The International journal of adult orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, Vol.5(3), pp.183-187
- PMID
- 2098454
- ISSN
- 0742-1931
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1990
- Academic Unit
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984367718002771
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