Perforation of the bowel by suction drains

✍ Scribed by R. A. Malt

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 121 KB
• Volume: 80
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800800443

✦ Synopsis

Perforation of the bowel by suction drains

Sir

The cautionary letter from Mr Oppong and colleagues (Br JSurg 1992; 79: 1384) about injuries from suction drains is well taken. Ordinary suction drains draw ornentum into suction holes, making their removal often a bloody and painful experience for the patient. Blake drains (Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) eliminate these risks. Over nearly a decade these drains have worked effectively and their removal is painless. The key element in these drains is the channelled configuration.