Securing Surgical Drains: “Mesentery Dressing” A Novel Technique

Surgical drainage has been utilized throughout history in most types of surgery, provides benefits in the post-operative period to “prevent or evacuate accumulations of fluid or gas” [1]. Surgical drains are used to eliminate dead space, evacuate accumulation of fluid, remove fluid (pus, blood, serous exudate, chyle or bile), prevent the accumulation of fluid, decrease infection rate. Surgical drains are used in a therapeutic, diagnostic prophylactic, monitoring & palliative setting.