Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Dr, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Publications

• Case Report   
  Novel Blake Drain with Negative Pressure in Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgeries
  Author(s): Shaodong Gu*, Hong Luo and Yingxun Wang
  
  Background: A drainage tube is generally retained after an abdominal surgery, especially in cases of postoperative bleeding or exudation. In recent years, negative pressure drainage or Vacuum Sealing Drainage (VSD) has been extensively applied. However, the use of VSD in laparoscopic surgery is still challenging and has been rarely reported. Purpose: To introduce a novel Blake drain applied with negative pressure in laparoscopic surgeries. Materials/methods: Two bar-shaped cuts were made at the end of the drainage tube, with one deeper than the other, and there were no other side holes retained. Thirty patients aged 4-8 years in Novel Drainage Tube (NDT) group received the novel VSD after laparoscopic appendectomy or laparoscopic pyeloplasty, while those in the control Traditional Drainage Tube (TDT) group received tradition.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-6148.21.12.1021

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