All You Need to Know About Taking Care of Your Surgical Drain at Home

Cassandra Terry, PA, and Lauren Chapnick, NP, demonstrate how to take care of a post-surgical drain at home.

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Wonderful example

[@ladylite]

I love the length of this video! I hate 2 minutes long! Are drains uncomfortable I’m so scared

[@marig7640]

I understood your fear, because I felt the same, but do fear. Its super easy!❤

[@shopece8807]

Also, I was definitely absolutely not given enough supplies when I was discharged from my outpatient procedure. Very certain my insurance was charged well enough.

[@patrickavelma2628]

How long should they they stay in

[@doviedesirey7888]

My drain has leaked on one side. I’ve not found instructions on what to do .?

[@shopece8807]

10:50 about removing gauze/dressing and showering. That really should be a separate video in itself. Particularly showering with bulb drains.

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4:50 stripping the drains and such. This video really needs to be time-stamped.

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Jii