Clinical Trial: The Effect of Octreotide on Wound Drainage After Mastectomy
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Seroma Following Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: The Effect of Octreotide on the Duration of Post-mastectomy Wound Drainage: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
Patients who had mastectomy for breast cancer usually have drainage of some fluid from the site of surgery. This could be prolonged and may lead to other negative consequences after surgery. Octreotide could potentially reduce the amount of this drainage. In this study, patients were grouped into two: a first group that received octreotide injection and a second group that received a placebo. The study tested whether octreotide injection has any effect on the duration of fluid drainage from the surgery site after…
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