Jackson-Pratt drain
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jackson-pratt-drain-193-16029398
title:
Jackson-Pratt drain
text:
A Jackson-Pratt drain is a closed-suction medical device that is commonly used as a post-operative drain for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites. The device consists of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb or circular cylinder via plastic tubing. The purpose of a drain is to prevent fluid build-up in a closed ("dead") space, which may cause either disruption of the wound and the healing process or become an infected abscess, with either scenario possibly requiring a form
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encyclopedia
description:
Surgical drain device
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson-Pratt_drain
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-18T00:38:46Z
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