2023年9月19日 · A penrose drain is a soft, flexible rubber tube that drains fluid away from a wound. After surgery, blood, lymphatic fluid (lymph) and other fluids can collect at the surgery site or wound. These fluids can become infected if bacteria aren’t drained.

A Penrose drain is a soft, flexible rubber tube used as a surgical drain, to prevent the buildup of fluid in a surgical site. It belongs to the "passive" type of drain, the other broad type being "active".

What is a Penrose drain? A Penrose drain is a soft, flat, flexible tube placed into an incision (cut) during surgery. The Penrose drain prevents blood and body fluid from collecting under your incision site. How do I take care of my drain insertion site? Part of the Penrose drain will be inside of your body. One or both ends of the

2019年10月8日 · A Penrose drain is a soft, flat, flexible tube made of latex. It lets blood and other fluids move out of the area of your surgery. This keeps fluid from collecting under your incision (surgical cut) and causing infection.

You have a type of drain called an open surgical drain (Penrose drain). This is a flat, soft tube. Part of the tube is inside your body. The other end of the tube goes outside your body. There is a dressing (gauze bandage) around this end of the tube. This …

2024年12月2日 · A Penrose drain is a soft, flexible latex tube. The drain helps prevent infection by moving extra blood and fluids away from your surgery site. Part of the drain will be inside of your body. One or both ends of the drain will come out of a cut in your skin, called the drain site.

A Penrose drain is a soft, flat, flexible tube made of latex. It lets blood and other fluids move out of the area of your surgery. This keeps fluid from collecting under your incision (surgical cut) and causing infection. Part of your Penrose drain will be inside your body. One or both ends of your drain will come out of your incision.

A Penrose drain is a soft, flexible latex tube used in various surgeries. It’s designed to prevent fluid build-up at the surgical site by allowing excess blood and bodily fluids to drain out, reducing the risk of infection and promoting healing.

Penrose Drain: Working Principle: The Penrose drain operates passively by allowing fluid to drain from the wound along the surface of the drain· It relies on gravity and capillary action for fluid removal·

Another type of drain is called a Penrose drain. This type of drain doesn't have a bulb. Instead, the end of the tube is open. That allows the fluid to drain onto a dressing taped to your skin. The drain may be kept in place next to your skin with a stitch or a safety pin in the tube. When you first get the drain, the fluid will be bloody.