title: Functional longevity of intraperioneal drains: an experimental evaluation.
abstract: Various types of drains were inserted into the peritoneal cavity of twenty-eight dogs. After one to seven days, all drains failed to show the presence of 200 cc of colored fluid injected intraperitoneally. On autopsy, all tubes were surrounded and occluded by omentum.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000473:pathology; D000267:Tissue Adhesions