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Drains after an abdominoplasty: are they really needed?

Why some surgeons swear by drains and others have dropped them.

Surgery1 min read

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Why drains are used
The case against them
What I’ve seen in the OR

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Why drains are used

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The case against them

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What I’ve seen in the OR

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AJ Vazquez, CST, CSFA

Surgical technologist and first assistant with about eight years in the OR, from Level I trauma to travel contracts. He wrote Unseen Heroes of the OR so people could see the work that happens past the red line.

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Unseen Heroes of the ORMemoir of a Surgical TechnologistAJ Vazquez

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Unseen Heroes of the OR is my memoir of life as a surgical technologist at a Level I trauma center: the emergencies, the routine cases, and what the work takes out of you. It’s why this site exists.

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