Case Series Comparing Drains to TissuGlu® in a Donor Site DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Procedure

Post-Market, Investigator Initiated, Retrospective, Audited Observational Case Series Comparing SWC With Drains to SWC With TissuGlu® and no Drains in a Donor Site DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Procedure in 58 Patients

To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a lysine-derived urethane adhesive (TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive) as a less invasive alternative to surgical drains in the abdominal donor site for deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• be 18 years of age or older
• be in good general health (with no conditions that would, in the opinion of the surgeon, exclude them from a drain-free donor site approach)
• have a body mass index (BMI) < 28
• have received a DIEP flap breast reconstruction procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• current smoker
• have a body mass index (BMI) > 28
• taking active SSRI medication prescriptions