The uses and abuses of drains in abdominal surgery.
Controversy surrounds the indications for and effectiveness of the abdominal drain. There are a variety of factors which mitigate against formulating rigid guidelines for the indications of drains, but surgeons should understand the benefits and applications of drainage and the tissue responses to the constituent materials. Drains are not a substitute for meticulous surgical technique.
Memon
Muhammed A
MA
Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.
Memon
Breda
B
Memon
Mohammed I
MI
Donohue
John H
JH
D000005:Abdomen; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000601:surgery