title: Method of one-way surgical drainage for the inexpensive accurate measurement of abdominal secretions.
abstract: A simple, inexpensive method for one-way collection and measurement of secretions is described. This method has been used successfully in surgical practice in Bath for more than 20 years (1).
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans