https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9457167/
Management of Postoperative Seroma: Recommendations Based on a 12-Year Retrospective Study - PMC
Abstract Introduction: Seroma formation is a serious postoperative complication. Since the management algorithms available in the literature are scarce, we aimed to analyze our experience with postoperative seroma in order to identify indicators for revisi
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+ Both a duration of >40 days of repeated needle aspirations and drain re-insertions were significantly correlated
with an increased risk for revisional surgery (p < 0.05)
+ Patients requiring seroma aspiration should be counseled on surgical treatment sooner rather than later,
as prolonged aspiration time (over 40 days) greatly increases the risk of surgical revision.