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A
Atypical drainage- see Complications
Anastomotic leak, 46-7
Axiom® sump drain, 109-10, 113-14

B
Bacterial colonization and sepsis, 67-8, 80
Bellovac® drain, 97-8
Bile, 45
Black foam, 153
Blake® drain, 99
Blockage - see Complications
Blood, 45
Bonanno® catheter, 172

C
Capillary action, 31
Chest drainage system, 120-4
Chest tube- see Intercostal catheter
Closed drain, 22, 57, 96-7
Coloplast bag, 87
Complications, 67-9, 75-84
Abnormal/ atypical drainage, 81-2
Blockage, 68, 75-6
Broken, 78-9
High output drainage, 82
Inflamed drain exit site, 80
Leaking, 76
Loose, 76-7
Mechanical, 67
Migration, 68, 77-8 (see also Malfunction)
Physiological, 67-8
Vacuum failure, 82-3
Construction materials, 51
Corrugated drain, 87

D
Drainage
   Fluids, 45-8, 81-2
   Indications, 27,45
   Rules, 37

E
External ventricular drain (EVD), 147-50
Exudrain® drain, 100-01

F
Fallen out drains- see Complications
Feeding jejunostomy tube, see Jejunostomy tube
Foley's catheter, 165-68
French unit, 11

G
Gravity drainage, 31

H
Hemovac® drain, 102-3
High output drainage- see Complications
History of drains, 18-23
Hydrogel, 52


I
Inflamed drain site- see Complications
Intercostal catheter, 119

J
Jackson-Pratt® drain, 104-5
Jejunostomy tube- 138-40

K
Kehr's t-tube- see T-tube

L
Latex rubber, 51
Leakage- see Complications
Loose drain- see Complications
Lymph, 47

M
Malfunction of
   drain, 68-9
   drainage, 33
Mediastinal drain, 128-9

N
Nasogastric tubes, 133
Negative pressure, 31

O
Open drain, 57, 87

P
Pancreatic secretion, 48
Passive drain, 57
Penrose drain, 88
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy(PEG) tube, 136-7   Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drain, 95-6
Peritoneal catheter, 144
Pigtail cathether, 93-5
Pleural catheter, 120
Pleural space, 117-8
Poiseulle's law, 31
Polymer hydromer, 52
Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE), 46
Polyvinyl Chloride(PVC), 52
Pressure, 11 (see also Wall suction)
Prophylactic drainage, 41
Pus, 46

R
Radiopacity, 51
Red rubber, 51
Removal, 177-9
Retraction- see Complications
Ryle's tube, 134

s
Salem® sump drain, 110, 134-6
Saliva, 47
Shortening, 179
Silastic, (see Silicone)
Silicone, 22, 52
Single lumen urinary catheter, 169
Suction drain, 57-8, 74 (see Sump suction also)
Sump suction, 58-60, 113-4 (see also Axiom® sump, and Salem® sump)
Suprapubic catheter, 171-2

T
Therapeutic drainage, 41
Three-way catheter, 168
Tissue pressure, 31
Tract formation, 33
T-tube, 141-3

U
Underwater seal,120
Urine, 46

V
V.A.C.®(Vacuum-Assisted Closure) Therapy™, 153-62
Vacuum failure, 68-9, 82-3
Vacuum pressure setting- see Wall suction

W
Wall suction, 111-2
White Versafoam™, 153

Y
Yeates drain, 89.

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