What is Jackson-Pratt drain?
Jackson-Pratta drain is a surgical drain that allows the fluid to be released from the body after surgery. Overflows are used to reduce the risk of accumulation of fluids in a surgical location, to monitor how much fluid exhausts and maintain a cleaner place of surgical place. This type of outflow is commonly used after the main operations and is introduced during surgery to start working immediately. This end of the outflow is commonly perforated to allow the fluid to flow into the tube as simple as possible. The end of the tube, which extends outside the body, is limited by a bulb, which is slowly filled with liquid from the surgical site. The bulb is regularly emptied and pressed to push out all the air to create a suction that pulls the liquid out of the tube.
Jackson-pratt drain is also a knock as a drain of JP or simply a bulb drain. In a hospital carer like a nurse usually oversees the drain. The area around the outflow is regularly cleaned to reduce the risk of infection, and the bulb is regularly emptied. The bulb is usually emptied before it becomes half full, so the weight of the bulb does not pull on the outflow and causes pain or pulls it out. The content is measured each time and recorded in the patient's graph and then discarded. If there is something unusual about fluid, such as precipitation, strange color or strong odor, it will also be recorded.
If the patient is sent home with the drain Jackson-Pratta, domestic care can be provided with care or the patient may have to take care of the outflow independently. Taking care of Jackson-Pratta is generally simple. The patient must simply wash their hands before bouncing the bulb, pressing the contents into the measuring device, flattening the bulb and recapitating. The collection of the amount of fluids can be recorded and then the fluid can be discarded and the hands can be washed again.
As soon as the wound exhausts the minimum amount of fluid every day, the drain of Jackson-Pratta can be removed. Bandages afterThey use to protect the surgical area and to collect any fluid that is still leaking, and the patient still has to maintain a clean place to prevent infection. Usually in the early stages of healing, the surgical site must be maintained dry during the baths and shower.