Advanced Nursing 1; The Wound Drain Powerpoint Presentation

Wound Drain

• Surgical drains are inserted to permit the drainage of excessive serosanguinous fluid and purulent material and to promote healing of underlying tissues.
• These drains may be inserted and sutured through the incision line, but they are most commonly inserted through stab wounds a  few centimeters away from the incision line so that the incision itself may be kept dry.
• Without  a drain, some wounds would heal on the surface and trap the discharge inside, and an abscess might form.