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Review
. 2002 May;63(5):282-8.
doi: 10.12968/hosp.2002.63.5.2021.

The uses and abuses of drains in abdominal surgery

Muhammed A Memon  1 , Breda Memon, Mohammed I Memon, John H Donohue
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Review

The uses and abuses of drains in abdominal surgery

Muhammed A Memon et al. Hosp Med. 2002 May.

Abstract

Controversy surrounds the indications for and effectiveness of the abdominal drain. There are a variety of factors which mitigate against formulating rigid guidelines for the indications of drains, but surgeons should understand the benefits and applications of drainage and the tissue responses to the constituent materials. Drains are not a substitute for meticulous surgical technique.

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