IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Dr. Anurag Saraswat, Dr. Mushtaq Ali, Dr. Rahul Bhushan

The present study was carried out with an aim to evaluate the role of negative suction drain placed in the subcutaneous space during the closure of

the wound of perforation peritonitis in our set up. A randomized controlled trial was planned in which a total of 70 patients aged 18–60 years

presenting with diagnosis of perforation peritonitis were enrolled in the study. The patients were randomly divided in two groups, 35 were

subjected to drainage by a negative suction were classified as Group A and rest 35 were subjected to conventional closure. The findings of the

present study showed that placing negative pressure suction drain had a significant positive impact on outcome of perforation peritonitis in terms of

reduction in infection rate and duration of hospital stay. With respect to wound dehiscence too, negative pressure suction drain showed a trend

towards reducing the adverse events. Thus negative suction drain showed a positive impact on outcome in patients of perforation peritonitis.