Abdominal drains lack rigid guidelines for use and cannot substitute for meticulous surgical technique, requiring surgeons to understand their specific applications and tissue responses.
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Controversy surrounds the indications for and effectiveness of the abdominal drain. There are a variety of factors which mitigate against formulating rigid guidelines for the indications of drains, but surgeons should understand the benefits and applications of drainage and the tissue responses to the constituent materials. Drains are not a substitute for meticulous surgical technique.
Memon et al. (Wed,) reported a other. Abdominal drains lack rigid guidelines for use and cannot substitute for meticulous surgical technique, requiring surgeons to understand their specific applications and tissue responses.