TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 47. Surgical Tubes and Drains A1 - Cooper, Zara A1 - Ashley, Stanley A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. PY - 2012 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - Surgical drains are used to monitor for a postoperative leak or abscess, collect normal physiologic fluid or to minimize dead space. Table 47-1 lists various types of drains, as well as their locations and indications. Although caregivers should know the location and purpose of drains, they should not manipulate surgical drains without input from the surgeon who placed them. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56194254 ER -