Review Question - QID 219801

A healthy 62-year-old male is evaluated in the joint reconstruction clinic and found to have severe bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees that has failed nonoperative management. The patient’s only past medical history is hypertension and he would like to limit his total recovery time. One month later the patient undergoes bilateral total knee arthroplasty. Intraoperatively, the orthopedic surgeon uses tourniquets and a robot-assisted system. The patient receives bilateral cruciate retaining cementless total knee arthroplasty with patellar resurfacing. The surgeon places bilateral intra-articular drains. Which part of this patient’s treatment course holds an AAOS moderate recommendation against its use?