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Penrose drain in JP drain

Aivy
Medical Student

this is from a 50 y/o, s/p mastectomy (l). What is this white thing coming out of the jp drain?

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Rene
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emts
Registered Nurse
Part of the drainage tubing?
pach
Registered Nurse
Looks like a penrose drain, albeit, a large one.
rcra
Medical Student
Lymph?
canc
Registered Nurse
Penrose?
drip
General Surgery
Looks like a piece of a Penrose drain
Simb
Registered Nurse
Whatever it is and I agree it looks like the drain tubing im glad it's in the canister and not floating around the body somewhere!
Laur
Practical Nurse
Looks like part of the penrose drain...
Jord
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Jp + penrose?
caym
Registered Nurse
OR circulating nurse here, definitely a piece of penrose. That's why we count all pieces even if they are cut.
kiki
Social Worker
Agree with the group

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