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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
otherOtherHCP
?fistula
emts
registeredNurse
Part of the drainage tubing?
pach
registeredNurse
Looks like a penrose drain, albeit, a large one.
rcra
medicalStudent
Lymph?
canc
registeredNurse
Penrose?
drip
generalSurgery
Looks like a piece of a Penrose drain
Simb
registeredNurse
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
practicalNurse
Looks like part of the penrose drain...
Jord
advancedPracticeRegisteredNurse
Jp + penrose?
caym
registeredNurse
OR circulating nurse here, definitely a piece of penrose. That's why we count all pieces even if they are cut.
kiki
socialWorker
Agree with the group

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