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Med."],"abstract":"\n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To evaluate the preventive value of a self-made subcutaneous negative-pressure drain (5\u2005mL or 10\u2005mL syringe with a scalp vein needle) for wound complications after cesarean delivery.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This retrospective cohort study included 259 women who underwent cesarean delivery (79 received the drain, 180 did not). Propensity score matching (1:1 nearest-neighbor, caliper\u2009=\u20090.2 SD) balanced baseline covariates (age, predelivery BMI, parity, prior surgeries, intrapartum transfer to cesarean, gestational age). After matching, 71 patients remained per group. The primary outcome was wound erythema\/edema or fat liquefaction. Secondary outcomes included postoperative fever, length of stay, antibiotic duration, cost, and operative time. For binary outcomes, Fisher's exact test was used; for continuous variables, the Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used; multivariable linear regression was applied for adjusted analyses.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n After matching, no baseline variable differed significantly between groups (all\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&gt;\u20090.05), although residual imbalance persisted for several variables (absolute standardized mean difference up to 0.359). The incidence of the primary outcome was 2.82% (2\/71) in the study group vs. 5.63% (4\/71) in controls (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.681; OR 0.49, exact 95% CI 0.043\u20133.534). Postoperative fever was numerically more frequent in the study group (12.68% vs. 2.82%), but the difference was not statistically significant (Fisher's exact test,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.055). Multivariable regression showed no significant effects on operative time (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091.75,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.636), hospital stay (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009\u22120.11,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.612), antibiotic duration (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20094.34,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.441), or cost (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091,621.44,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.286).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n In this small retrospective cohort of an unselected cesarean population (not stratified by BMI or emergency\/elective status), we found no evidence that the self-made subcutaneous negative-pressure drain reduces wound complications or improves other clinical\/economic outcomes. Given the small number of events, the wide confidence intervals, and residual confounding, these findings are inconclusive: a clinically meaningful benefit or harm cannot be excluded, and routine use of this device cannot be recommended on the basis of the current evidence. 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