Flashcards on Surgical Wound Management
Surgical Wound Management: A Guide for Students
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Surgical drains
15 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the general purpose of surgical drains?
Answer: To remove physiological or pathological fluids (blood, wound secretion, bile, pus, etc.) from body cavities, organs and surgical wounds and to remove
Card 2
Question: How are wound drainages classified by purpose?
Answer: Preventive and therapeutic drainages.
Card 3
Question: How are wound drainages classified by connection with the outside environment?
Answer: Open and closed drainages.
Card 4
Question: How are wound drainages classified by functioning?
Answer: Capillary, gravity and vacuum (active) drainage systems.
Card 5
Question: Name four common material types of surgical drains mentioned.
Answer: Gauze, silicone, glove (rubber glove), and rubber drains.
Card 6
Question: What is capillary (open) drainage and which drains are used for it?
Answer: Open drainage where wound secretions are carried by rubber (glove) or gauze drain onto the absorbent layer of the dressing.
Card 7
Question: When is a glove drain used versus a gauze drain in capillary drainage?
Answer: Glove drain is used in superficial wounds; gauze drain is used for deeper wounds.
Card 8
Question: Describe a Penrose drain and how it works.
Answer: A Penrose drain is a soft, flexible rubber tube placed on the incision line; drainage collects onto the dressing and gravity pulls the fluid out (open
Card 9
Question: What is the typical use of gravity drainage after abdominal operations?
Answer: Drainage leads into a collecting bag placed below the level of the surgical wound; the bag is replaced every 24 hours and secretion volume, colour and
Card 10
Question: What is a Bülau (chest gravity) drainage used for?
Answer: A chest tube inserted through the chest wall into the chest cavity to remove air (pneumothorax) or fluid such as blood, pus or serous fluid after surg