Studying How Outpatient Water affEcts Risks With Drains (SHOWER Study)

Summary

This is a prospective randomized, controlled, unblinded, interventional feasibility study to evaluate if showering with post operative drains in place leads to an increase in complications. The patients included in the study will be those undergoing breast reductions and panniculectomies at Geisinger Medical Center. The patients will be randomized post operatively into one of two groups: 1) patients instructed to shower with drains in place, and 2) patients instructed not to shower while they have drains in place.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients having one of the following procedures at Geisinger Medical Center in which drains are placed

  * Breast reduction
  * Lower panniculectomy
  * Fleur-de-lis panniculectomy
* ≥18 years of age
* Able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients on antibiotics at the time of surgery
* Patients sent home on antibiotics after surgery
* Patients who work in healthcare with direct patient contact
* Patients having a panniculectomy to be eligible for a kidney transplant
* Patients having a ventral hernia repair at the time of the panniculectomy
* Patients admitted to the hospital for \>1 night

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