Subcutaneous wound drains were developed approximately two decades ago to drain transudate from wounds. These drains reduce potential dead space in the subcutaneous tissue by preventing the accumulation of transudate from surgical wounds. Subcutaneous wound drains have shown promising results in various types of surgery. However, the value of wound drains in gynecological surgery, as in cesarean delivery, is still controversial. Most studies of wound drains in surgeries for gynecological malignancies are limited by the inclusion of only a small number of patients, including those with gynecological benign diseases. Moreover, except for one study, there is no information on the efficacy of wound drains in gynecological malignancy only: in the aforementioned study, only a small number of patients were included in the no drain group, and clinical benefits were not exhaustively evaluated.

Subcuticular suturing, drain, gynecological operations