Closed suction drain with bulb A closed suction drain is used to remove fluids that build up in areas of your body after surgery or when you have an infection. Although there is more than one brand of closed suction drains, this drain is often called a Jackson Pratt, or JP, drain.The drain is made up of 2 parts:A thin rubber tubeA soft, round squeeze bulb that looks like a grenadeOne end of the rubber tube is placed in the area of your body where fluid may build up. The other end comes out through a small incision (cut). A squeeze bulb is attached to this outer end.Ask your health care provider when you may take a shower while you have this drain. You may be asked to take a sponge bath until the drain is removed.There are many ways to wear the drain depending on where the drain comes out of your body.The squeeze bulb has a plastic loop that can be used to pin the bulb to your clothes.If the drain is in your upper body, you can tie a cloth tape around your neck like a necklace and hang the bulb from the tape.

There are special garments, such as camisoles, belts, or shorts that have pockets or Velcro loops for the bulbs and openings for the tubes. Ask your provider what might be best for you. Health insurance may cover the cost of these garments, if you get a prescription from your provider.Items you will need are:A measuring cupA pen or pencil and a piece of paperEmpty the drain before it gets full. You may need to empty your drain every few hours at first. As the amount of drainage decreases, you may be able to empty it once or twice a day:Get your measuring cup ready.Clean your hands well with soap and water or with an alcohol-based cleanser. Open the bulb cap. DO NOT touch the inside of the cap. If you do touch it, clean it with alcohol.Empty the fluid into the measuring cup.Squeeze the JP bulb, and hold it flat.While the bulb is squeezed flat, close the cap.Flush the fluid down the toilet.Wash your hands well.Write down the amount of fluid you drained out and the date and time each time you empty your JP drain.

You might have a dressing around the drain where it comes out of your body. If you do not have a dressing, keep the skin around the drain clean and dry. If you are allowed to shower, clean the area with soapy water and pat it dry with a towel. Property For Sale In Goa OlxIf you are not allowed to shower, clean the area with a washcloth, cotton swabs, or gauze.Labs Puppies For Sale PaIf you do have a dressing around the drain, you will need the following items:Two pairs of clean, unused, sterile medical glovesFive or 6 cotton swabsGauze padsClean soapy waterPlastic trash bagSurgical tapeWaterproof pad or bath towel To change your dressing:Wash your hands well with soap and water. Kittens For Sale High Point NcPut on clean gloves.Loosen the tape carefully and take off the old bandage.

Throw the old bandage into the trash bag.Look for any new redness, swelling, bad odor, or pus on the skin around the drain.Use a cotton swab dipped in the soapy water to clean the skin around the drain. Do this 3 or 4 times, using a new swab each time.Take off the first pair of gloves and throw them in the trash bag. Put on the second pair of gloves.Put a new bandage around the drain tube site. Use surgical tape to hold it down against your skin.Throw all used supplies in the trash bag.Wash your hands again. If there is no fluid draining into the bulb, there may be a clot or other material blocking the fluid. If you notice this:Wash your hands with soap and water. Gently squeeze the tubing where the clot is, to loosen it.Grip the drain with the fingers of one hand, close to where it comes out of your body.With the fingers of your other hand, squeeze down the length of the tube. Start where it comes out of your body and move toward the drainage bulb. This is called "stripping" the drain.

Release your fingers from the end of the drain where it comes out of your body and then release the end near the bulb.You might find it easier to strip the drain if you put lotion or hand cleanser on your hands.Do this several times until fluid is draining into the bulb.Call your doctor if:Stitches that hold the drain to your skin are coming loose or are missing.The tube falls out.Your temperature is 100.5°F (38.0°C) or higher.Your skin is very red where the tube comes out (a small amount of redness is normal).There is drainage from the skin around the tube site.There is more tenderness and swelling at the drain site.The drainage is cloudy or has a bad odor.Drainage from the bulb increases for more than 2 days in a row.The squeeze bulb will not stay collapsed.The drainage stops suddenly when the drain has been steadily putting out fluid. Caring for a Jackson-Pratt drain. In: Lynn PB, ed. Taylor's Handbook of Clinical Nursing Skills. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwers; Surgical wound care - open

Updated by: Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, general surgery practice specializing in breast cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.There are many different types of storm and wastewater pipes for a home, which are listed below. Each type of piping system can have its own unique drainage problems requiring different methods to maintain the lines and clear stoppages.There is many ways in which either a sewer or drain line may become stopped up. Additionally, some of these reasons explain why we cannot guarantee a completely free flowing drain and or waste line after rodding work has been performed.Looking a little further into each of the points made above in the same order listed:Remember that rodding a sewer line is only a cure for a sewer line that stopped up due to improper debris or a build-up of debris in the line. Rodding cannot cure sewer lines that are broken, sheared, sagging, infested with roots or are piped improperly.

The clearing of a sewer or drain line is not as simple as inserting rodding equipment and turning on the machine. There is quite a bit of diagnostic work that coincides with the knowledge of how building sewer and drain lines are SUPPOSED to be installed in home. The procedure is as follows:Once the sewer line is open and flowing, we have to assume that our work is done. It would be ridiculous to continue to work the cables back and forth through the sewer if no hard spots are detected. To do otherwise would be a waste of the customer’s time and money.When a drain line stops up shortly after rodding work has taken place, it is for one of two reasons. Usually, the amount of roots or debris in the line was not completely cleared during the first rodding session. Unfortunately it is impossible to determine if all of the debris is removed from a sewer line without the use of a video system. While the use of a video system will determine if the job is complete or if the sewer may have additional problems that should be addressed, most customers would not benefit from paying for a sewer line to be video inspected unless warranted by a reoccurring stoppage.

To suggest that every sewer line should be video inspected would be considered unethical and gouging.Sometimes a reoccurring line stoppage is a sign that the problem with the sewer is larger than can be remedied via conventional rodding. This occurrence generally requires further diagnostic work to determine what other problems may be causing repeated stoppages.There are many companies that offer a one-year guarantee on a sewer or drain line. Unfortunately what customers fail to realize is that a one-year guarantee on a drain line is nothing more than a marketing gimmick that is sometimes designed to take advantage of the consumer. If you have read and understand the above 13 points you can quickly realize why it is impossible to guarantee that a sewer or drain line can stay open for any length of time. Some companies offer a one-year guarantee because they are hoping that your line stops up again within the warranty period. This allows the company to sell further diagnostic measures which may be necessary but often lead to the conclusion that some or all of the drain line needs to be excavated and replaced at great cost.

While some lines do need to be excavated for a repair, be wary of the costs involved, the use of undersized rodding equipment, and the lack effort put forth to open a line via conventional rodding.There are several methods available for opening and maintaining sewer and drain lines including:A more detailed explanation of each of the aforementioned points follows.There are many customers who are on preventative maintenance schedules with our company. The idea is to rod a sewer line with enough frequency to prevent the sewer line from backing up into the house. The frequency of rodding maintenance is historically based and differs with every sewer line. We have customers who know, from past experience, that they need to rod their sewer anywhere from once every other year to up to 4 times a year.Over time, a sewer will require move frequent rodding maintenance because problems with a sewer line do not get better over time, they get worse.When a customer reaches the point where they require preventative rodding maintenance two or more times a year, we will usually suggest inspecting the line with our sewer camera to determine the type of problem and a cost for a long lasting solution.