Notes in 04 Drains & Tubes

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Published	07/30/2024	A drain should only stay in the body for {{c1::4-6 months::time frame}}
Published	07/30/2024	[VR]1. Drain2. Wound healing or infection prevention{{c1::C}}
Published	07/30/2024	[QC] Risk of infection1. Open drain2. Closed drain{{c1::A}}
Published	07/30/2024	[QC] Maintained under suction or negative pressure1. Active Drain2. Passive Drain{{c1::A}}
Published	07/30/2024	2 things to remember when positioning a drain:{{c1::Do not place near an anastomotic siteDo not place near a hollow organ or risk erosion. Place into …
Published	07/30/2024	Representative examples of active drains:{{c1::Jackson-Pratt (JP) DrainRedivac::2}}
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Jackson-Pratt (JP)}} Drain - Consists of a flexible bulb, made of rubber that connects to an internal plastic drainage tube.
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Redivac}} Drain - Fine tube with many holes at the end and attached to an evacuated glass bottle providing suction
Published	07/30/2024	Representative examples of passive drains:{{c1::Penrose DrainPigtail Drain::2}}
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Penrose}} Drain - Consists of a soft rubber tube placed in a wound area, to prevent the build-up of fluid
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::Pigtail}} Drain - Thin, long, universal catheter with a locking tip
Published	07/30/2024	{{c1::T}} Tube - Consisting of a stem and a cross-head placed into the {{c2::common bile duct}} for temporary post operative drainage
Published	07/30/2024	We usually insert a chest tube at the {{c1::4th intercostal space midaxillary or anterior axillary line (4th ICS, MCL/AAL)}}
Published	07/30/2024	1 Fr = {{c1::0.33 mm}} [Chest Tube Sizes]
Published	07/30/2024	For adults or teen males use {{c1::28-32}} Fr
Published	07/30/2024	For adults or teen females use {{c1::28}} Fr
Published	07/30/2024	For children use {{c1::18}} Fr
Published	07/30/2024	For newborns use {{c1::12-14}} Fr
Published	07/30/2024	We use {{c1::single}}-lumen catheters for...Immediate relief of urinary retentionLong-term management of incompetent bladderObtaining a sterile urine …
Published	07/30/2024	We use {{c1::double}}-lumen catheters for...Promoting urinary eliminationMeasuring accurate urine outputAllowing surgical repair of urethra, bladder, …
Published	07/30/2024	We use {{c1::triple}}-lumen catheters for...Instilling irrigation fluids or medications
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