Shirley drain
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The Shirley wound drain or sump drain is a suction drain with an intake tube that provides air to the bottom of the main tube. This allows a continuous flow of suction so that the tube doesn't get blocked. The Shirley drain is a double-lumen drainage tube intended to aspirate efficiently the contents of a fresh surgical wound. It removes the blood oozing from the walls of the wound cavity before it clots.[1]
History
[edit]The Shirley drain was invented in 1957 by surgeon and inventor Dr. Harold W. Andersen.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Rawlinson, N.; Alderson, D. (2010). Surgery: Diagnosis and Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. 113. ISBN 9781444391220. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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