title: Retained broken wound drains: a preventable complication.
abstract: A simple technique is described to avoid inadvertent suturing of a drain during wound closure. Drains that have been inadvertently sutured frequently break during removal, leaving a retained fragment in the wound. Use of the technique described herein will prevent this potentially avoidable complication.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0328, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hak
mesh_terms: D003238:Connective Tissue; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*