IRRIGATING SYSTEM USING ANIMATIC DRAINS

Closed suction drains, reinfusion drains or no drains in primary total knee replacement?

INTRODUCTION Controversy still surrounds the use of drains after total knee replacement (TKR). We compared closed suction drains, reinfusion drains and no drains by studying haemoglobin (Hb) levels, blood transfusion requirements and functional knee outcome scores in a single surgeon series. METHODS A total of 102 consecutive primary TKRs were performed by the senior author between September ...

Eye irrigating lenses.

Treatment of chemical bums requires rapid dilution of the chemical, decreasing eye exposure to the toxic material. Prolonged exposure to the chemicals can lead to decreased visual acuity, and even loss of the eye (Pfister, 1983). ffighly caustic compounds can be found in industry and agriculture, as well as at home (Duane, 1981). Alkalies are usually more damaging than acids, due to rapid penet...

Intraocular Tumor Antigen Drains

Irrigating with Sugarbeet Professing Wastewater*

In recent years, irrigating agricultural land with wastewater has become a major wastewater management practice. Irrigation has replaced much of the discharge to streams and conventional primary and secondary waste treatment for food processing wastewater (4, 11, 12, 13). Irrigating agricultural land for treatment and disposal of the food processing wastewater is a good practice if the wastewat...

Innoxious removal of suction drains.

Suction drains are commonly used in orthopedic elective and trauma surgery; however, drain tube removal causes pain, discomfort, and anxiety. A method of drain tube removal is described in patients who underwent total hip replacement and in adolescents who underwent lower extremity surgery. Ten milliliters of lidocaine was injected through the skin wound around the drain tube. The efficiency of...