The Use of drains in Total Joint Arthroplasty

ISRCTN	ISRCTN78657174
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN78657174
Secondary identifying numbers	N0650147585

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Mr T Menon
Scientific

Ormskirk & District General Hospital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Hospital
Study type	Treatment
Scientific title
Study objectives	Does the routine use of drains alter the post operative blood loss and hence influence the need for blood transfusions in hip and knee arthroplasties?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Total joint arthroplasty
Intervention	Patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasties will be randomized into two groups, one with and the other without post-op closed suction drains. Parameters studied will include post-operative blood loss, blood transfusion requirements, duration of hospital stay, complications if any, and the immediate and short term functional outcome. All patients will be consented after providing details of the study. Copy of consent and proforma for study in hard copy file.
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure	Volume of blood loss, volume of blood transfused and functional outcome.
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/09/2002
Completion date	31/03/2005

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target number of participants	120
Key inclusion criteria	60 hip replacements and 60 knee replacements
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/09/2002
Date of final enrolment	31/03/2005

Ormskirk & District General Hospital

Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Government

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust (UK)

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
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