Retained Surgical Drains in Orthopedics: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.
Case Rep Orthop 2017;
2017:8194571. [PMID:
28503334 PMCID:
PMC5414493 DOI:
10.1155/2017/8194571]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Though a relatively rare event, retained surgical drains are preventable and can lead to significant consequences. Two case reports from our institution are discussed as examples for the challenging management of this problem as well as an overview of techniques for the prevention and removal of retained drains based on the current literature.
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