Abstract
Drains permit purulent material, blood, serum, lymph, bile, pancreatic juice, and intestinal contents to escape from the body. They form a walled-off passageway that leads from the source of infection or fluid buildup to the outside. This passageway, or tract, must persist for a period long enough to ensure complete evacuation of the collection, collapse of the cavity, and ultimately healing from the inside out.
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Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (2002). Rational Use of Drains. In: Chassin’s Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22532-6_9
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