Intraperitoneal drains move

Journal of Visceral Surgery
A GilbertO Facy

Abstract

The use of surgical drains is the subject of much debate but they continue to be commonly used. The phenomenon of drain migration from their desired position following surgery has not been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of the displacement of surgical drains among patients undergoing abdominal gastrointestinal surgery. We performed a review of all patients who underwent an early CT-scan postoperatively after abdominal gastrointestinal surgery prior to drain mobilization, between January 2013 and April 2016 in the Dijon University Hospital Center. Pre-and intra-operative data (number, type and position of drains) and postoperative data (imaging and evolution) were collected retrospectively. This study included 125 patients. Thirty-five (28%) were found to have a displacement of at least one drain from its original position. Forty-one (19.8%) of the 207 studied drains had moved. Postoperative morbidity was not higher in patients with displaced drains (P=0.51). None of all the studied preoperative and operative factors have been found to be a risk factor for drain displacement. Surgical drains displacement is frequently encountered in patients undergoing digestive abdominal surgery. In our experience,...Continue Reading

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Jul 1, 2020·Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery·L DegrateM Braga
Jan 11, 2019·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·P ProbstM K Diener

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