title: Patient preparation for safe removal of surgical drains.
abstract: Drains are a common feature of the post-operative management of surgical patients. While drains serve an important function they are also associated with complications such as haemorrhage, tissue inflammation, retrograde bacterial migration and drain entrapment. It is therefore essential that nurses are familiar with the monitoring and management of surgical drains, but also the process involved in their removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. jennie.walker@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007249:Inflammation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods; D017592:Skin Care / Q000451:nursing; D014945:Wound Healing