Continuous Postoperative Antibiotic Irrigation via Catheter System Following Immediate Breast Reconstruction.

Breast reconstruction with implantable devices is now the most common type of technique utilized following mastectomy. Because infections are one of the most common complications for the procedure and currently no one method has been proven to stand above the rest, we designed and implemented a novel technique that employed 24 hours continuous triple-antibiotic irrigation via a catheter-based system. From August 2009 to March 2012, 79 patients underwent tissue expander-based reconstruction from a single plastic surgeon.