Experience of polymeric film application for abdominal cavity drainage

In the Emergency Surgery Clinic of Kazan Emergency Medical Care Hospital since July 1986, for drainage of abdominal cavity after operations for various purulent processes, drains prepared from 10-50 microns thick elastic hydratecellulose film are used. A sheet of film is folded in the form of an accordion into a package with a rib width of 0.5-1 cm and a length of 10-30 cm; such a package usually has 10-15 planes. The draining effect of the hydrate cellulose film drainage is maintained throughout its stay in the abdominal cavity. However, such drainage also has certain disadvantages.