A patient endangered by empty surgical drains

Asian J Surg. 2023 Nov;46(11):4893-4894. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.167. Epub 2023 Jun 13.

Authors

Anita Lukic¹, Alen Pajtak², Hrvoje Kojundzic³, Vicko Gluncic⁴

Affiliations

¹ Varazdin General Hospital, Varazdin, Croatia; University Sjever, Varazdin, Croatia. Electronic address: lukic.anita@yahoo.com.
² Varazdin General Hospital, Varazdin, Croatia; University Sjever, Varazdin, Croatia.
³ Varazdin General Hospital, Varazdin, Croatia.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, USA.

PMID: 37321916
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.05.167

No abstract available

Keywords: Drain failure; Postoperative haemorrhage; Surgical drains.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Drainage*
Humans
Postoperative Complications* / surgery