Talk:Penrose drain

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Name[edit]

For whom is the Penrose drain named? DS 16:46, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For an American gynecologist.[1]. WhatamIdoing (talk) 00:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image used[edit]

Perhaps we should find a picture of the device itself rather than the rather graphic and somewhat unclear image currently used? AnotherEffect (talk) 21:54, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Purpose of a drain[edit]

The article lists draining blood and preventing infection as primary purposes. The primary fluid you need to drain out of a wound site is seroma and it needs to drain so the swelling doesn't tear out all your sutures. I don't have the time to get out my wife's veterinary surgery textbooks to do a bibliography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.10.167.246 (talk) 19:09, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]