Objective: The primary purpose of this study is to compare appearance of granulation tissue, rate of wound infection, period of hospital stay and duration for complete wound healing using two different methods of wound dressing at secondary healthcare centres. Material and Methods: 127 patients between the age group 14-68 years with an average age of 42 years were included in this study. Out of...

We experienced two cases of lung injury resulting from fluted silastic drain extraction under reservoir-generated negative pressure suction. In the first case, a 67-year-old man underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. A 19 Fr BLAKE drain was placed at the pericardial cavity, the mediastinum, and the left thoracic cavity. All three drains were connected to J-VAC reservoirs. After removing the...

BACKGROUND Epidural hematoma is a rare but serious complication. According to previous studies, it is not prevented by suction drains. This study evaluated the following alternative hypothesis: the larger the diameter of a suction drain, the less the remaining epidural hematoma after spinal surgery. METHODS This was a randomized prospective study. Patients who underwent posterior lumbar decom...

In neurosurgical practice, extradural or subgaleal drains are commonly placed and connected to a vacuum system. Several reports have described severe bradycardia or arterial hypotension, or both, after connection of negative suction pressure to the extradural or epicranial drains following craniotomy. We encountered an unusual complication with the use of the vacuum drain after an elective aneu...

conclusions no correlation existed between cefazolin prophylaxis and postoperative infections in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. there may be an increased risk of infection in patients with previous cholecystitis or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. in addition, there was an increased risk of postoperative infection in patients with gallbladder rupture and suction ...

Dear Editors, Recently in your journal an interesting trick in steri-strips application was suggested by D’Ettorre et al. (1), we would like to draw the readers’ attention to a further potential use of this common dressing. In fact, suction drains are usually secured by looping suture material around the drain in the form of a ‘Roman garter’. However, the knot is prone to loosening, which allow...