Construction of a low-cost, improvised, negative-pressure, closed tube surgical drain for low resource settings: A preliminary report

Trop Doct. 2022 Apr;52(2):360-361. doi: 10.1177/00494755221074756. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Abstract

We describe construction of an improvised, low-cost, negative-pressure, closed tube surgical drain constructed from an empty intravenous fluid container and an infusion giving set used in the low-resource rural context.

Keywords: Improvised surgical drain; low-cost; negative pressure.

MeSH terms

  • Drainage*
  • Humans