The Effect of Octreotide on Wound Drainage After Mastectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-12-02
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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.1 Octreotide could potentially reduce the amount of this drainage.2 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 mastectomy for breast cancer.