surgical drainage
Fluid removal procedure
Surgical drainage is the removal of fluid, blood, or pus from a wound or body cavity through an incision or inserted tube.
Drains may be placed during surgery to prevent accumulation of fluids that could cause infection or impede healing: The surgeon inserted a tube for surgical drainage of the abscess.
The term covers both the procedure and the ongoing process of fluid removal.
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- abscessLocalized pus collection
fluid · pus · incision · suction · negative pressure · cavity · heal · infection · infection control · gauze · sterile · postoperative · bulb · evacuate · exudate · body fluid · compress · irrigate
surgical drainagewound closure
Sealing an open injury
suturing · skin grafting · debridement · wound healing · hemostasis
surgical drainageinfusion
Steeping to extract essence
injection · instillation · fluid retention · irrigation · perfusion
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