The loop technique to fix a drain: how to do it! Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE @Cirbosque Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Ron Barbosa MD FACS Sergey Minaev

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@SWexner @pferrada1 @Cirbosque @TomVargheseJr @rbarbosa91 @sminaev2015 I1. Air knot at the skin to make it easy to cut the stitch 2. Once around the tube for each strand 3. Tie right around tube so it dimples. When drains fall out it’s usually because the stitch breaks when pt gets oob

@SWexner @pferrada1 @Cirbosque @TomVargheseJr @rbarbosa91 @sminaev2015 Greats tips Dr! Thanks a lot for your feedback

@SWexner @pferrada1 @Cirbosque @TomVargheseJr @rbarbosa91 Great technique is the very important for surgery #some4surgery

@SWexner @pferrada1 @Cirbosque @TomVargheseJr @rbarbosa91 @sminaev2015 Thanks. 🙏🏽