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A new filtered sump tube for wound drainage |
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| Authors: | Gerald T. Golden Thomas L. Roberts George Rodeheaver Milton T. Edgerton Richard F. Edlich |
| Affiliation: | Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Abstract: | A new filtered sump tube has been designed for drainage of collections of fluids from wounds without the danger of infection by airborne contaminants. A two-staged filter has been attached to the vent lumen that removes particulate matter and bacteria from the air that passes through the filter. A clinical evaluation of this tube confirms the superiority of sump drainage as compared with closed suction drainage in the removal of fluids from wounds or cavities. |
| Keywords: | Reprint requests should be addressed to Richard F. Edlich MD Department of Plastic Surgery University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville Virginia 22901. |
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