Surgical Drains

1 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:14.010 Good morning. 2 00:00:14.343 --> 00:00:17.900 Today we have an instructional video about drains. 3 00:00:18.129 --> 00:00:19.770 Drains are a super important part 4 00:00:19.970 --> 00:00:22.460 of many different surgeries and plastic surgery. 5 00:00:22.786 --> 00:00:25.756 I want you to see the different components of these drains 6 00:00:25.757 --> 00:00:28.771 and understand how you will be taking care of them at home. 7 00:00:28.929 --> 00:00:30.940 This is called a reservoir, 8 00:00:30.970 --> 00:00:34.460 and in the reservoir is where the fluid is collected. 9 00:00:34.929 --> 00:00:42.100 The tube in between continues to a portion that's inside of your body. 10 00:00:42.671 --> 00:00:46.143 The actual drain has something called channels or flutes 11 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:50.020 that the fluid gathers and then enters this drain. 12 00:00:50.443 --> 00:00:52.947 These drains work through suction. 13 00:00:53.429 --> 00:00:57.660 Jamie is pinching that to represent it being inside of the body. 14 00:00:57.680 --> 00:01:01.420 The way to use this drain is you open, 15 00:01:01.450 --> 00:01:07.740 pour into a cup the fluid which will be provided to you, 16 00:01:08.043 --> 00:01:10.257 and then you're going to know how much fluid 17 00:01:10.258 --> 00:01:11.840 by measuring it on that cup. 18 00:01:12.300 --> 00:01:17.139 The most important part of the drain is then what we call recharging the drain 19 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:18.480 after you've emptied it. 20 00:01:18.510 --> 00:01:22.321 You're going to squeeze, the reservoir closed 21 00:01:22.929 --> 00:01:24.929 by putting the two edges together 22 00:01:24.930 --> 00:01:28.520 and collapsing it and putting this lid back on. 23 00:01:28.550 --> 00:01:33.930 When you have completed the process, the drain should be holding suction. 24 00:01:34.714 --> 00:01:37.482 If for some reason there is a hole in the tube, 25 00:01:38.071 --> 00:01:42.829 a hole in the reservoir or for some reason the tube has pulled out of you, 26 00:01:44.043 --> 00:01:45.443 the drain will inflate. 27 00:01:45.990 --> 00:01:51.930 This is an immediate conversation that you need to have with your plastic surgeon. 28 00:01:52.400 --> 00:01:55.985 You will be provided with written instructions on this process as well, 29 00:01:55.986 --> 00:01:59.040 but please refer to this video if you're having questions. 30 00:01:59.286 --> 00:02:06.120 Thank you.