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A new head and neck surgical drain fixation technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Mingyann Lim ,
Lisa Pitkin  and
Paul Spraggs
Mingyann Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
Lisa Pitkin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
Paul Spraggs
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
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Abstract

We describe a simple technique of drain fixation in head and neck surgery using a beaded 2/0 nylon suture and a ’clove hitch’ to achieve a non-slip fixation to the drain.

Keywords

Wounds and InjuriesSurgical EquipmentDrainage
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 5 , May 2005 , pp. 396 - 397
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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