Surgical Drain Care | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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After a surgery, fluid may collect inside your body in the surgical area. This makes an infection or other problems more likely. A surgical drain allows the fluid to flow out.

The doctor puts a thin, flexible rubber tube into the area of your body where the fluid is likely to collect. The rubber tube carries the fluid outside your body.

The most common type of surgical drain carries the fluid into a collection bulb that you empty. This is called ...