title: Closed suction wide area drainage.
abstract: A new surgical drain is described that uses the advantages of the Penrose and closed drainage systems. A means to clear the tubing in a noncontaminating manner is inherent in the design. A standard compressible bladder is attached to provide suction to the external tubing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Berlin
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Javna
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction