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The case for line securement

In a percentage of surgical patients who undergo chest surgery and have chest drains sited, a number of complications involving their drains may slow their clinical progress. Drains may become displaced either completely out of the chest cavity, or partially withdrawn and therefore no longer in the optimal place.

These patients will have to undergo another procedure (often under costly anaesthesia) to replace the chest drain. This can be problematic and has the potential to prolong their hospitalisation or prolong the time spent in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) bed.

Since the 1930s, chest drains have been held in place by tape and suture. If tubes secured by conventional methods require adjustment, the original fixation will require replacement and furthermore the removal of a chest drain will require tape to be removed and anchoring sutures to be excavated from their position in the skin.

Securement by tape contributes to potential skin damage, can obscure the wound site and may even mask a drain that has migrated completely from its internal position leaving it positioned under the tape dressing and on top of the skin, rendering it useless.

Our mission is to provide the global standard in line, drain and catheter securement. We have a rich pedigree in innovation and welcome new initiatives which will assist in providing improved patient care and comfort.

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