A New Technique to Maintain Closed-Suction Drainage Catheter Function
Authors:
- Phillip Ashley WackymPWPhillip Ashley Wackym
- David E. EllisonDEDavid E. Ellison
- Paul H. WardPWPaul H. Ward
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 113 (1) , 57-58
Abstract
• Closed-suction catheter drains offer many advantages over previously used systems in head and neck surgery. Occlusion of drains with either tissue fragments or thrombus, however, is a relatively common problem. Several methods have been proposed to restore flow to obstructed drains. These methods are reviewed and a new method is described that is efficacious, avoids wound contamination, and is relatively inexpensive. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg1987;113:57-58)Keywords
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