How do you care for a Jackson-Pratt drain at home?

How do you care for a Jackson-Pratt drain at home?

Home care

1. Don’t sleep on the same side as the tube.
2. Secure the tube and bag inside your clothing with a safety pin.
3. Empty your drain at least twice a day.
4. Change the dressing around the tube every day.
5. Keep the bandage and tube site dry when you shower.
6. “Stripping” the tube helps keep blood clots from blocking the tube.

How often do you change a Jackson-Pratt drain?

The amount of serosanguineous fluid should decrease each day and the color of the fluid will turn light pink or light yellow. Your surgeon will usually remove the bulb when drainage is below 25 ml per day for two days in a row. On average, JP drains can continue to drain for 1 to 5 weeks.

How do you reactivate a Jackson-Pratt drain?

Pour the fluid into a measuring cup. Clean the plug with an alcohol swab or a cotton ball dipped in rubbing alcohol. Squeeze the bulb flat and put the plug back in. The bulb should stay flat until it starts to fill with fluid again.

How do you take care of a drain tube?

Your doctor will tell you how often to change it.

1. Wash your hands with soap and water.
2. Take off the dressing from around the drain.
3. Clean the drain site and the skin around it with soap and water. Use gauze or a cotton swab.
4. When the site is dry, put on a new dressing.
5. Wash your hands again with soap and water.

How do I know if my JP drain is infected?

Call your healthcare provider right away if you have: Bright red drainage. A fever of 101 °F (38.3 °C) or higher. Increased redness, tenderness, swelling, pressure or pus at your insertion site.

What is the stringy stuff in my surgical drain?

You see a clot in the tube that prevents fluid from draining. The clot may look like a dark, stringy lining. You see fluid leaking around the tube where it goes into the skin.

Why is my JP drain not draining?

If JP drain is not holding suction The emptying port may not be closed securely or the bulb is not compressed enough. Please repeat steps 2, 5, and 6 from above. If bulb is still expanded, contact the office during business hours. If JP drain is pulled out or dislodged Do not attempt to re-insert the drain.

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How long should JP drains be left in?

The Jackson-Pratt drain is usually removed when the drainage is 30 mL or less over 24 hours.

What is a Jackson-Pratt Drain and how does it work?

What is a Jackson-Pratt drain and how does it work? A Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain is used to remove fluids that build up in an area of your body after surgery. The JP drain is a bulb-shaped device connected to a tube. One end of the tube is placed inside you during surgery. The other end comes out through a small cut in your skin.

How do you take care of a Jackson Pratt drain?

Caring for Your Jackson-Pratt Drain When you leave the hospital, you will care for your Jackson-Pratt drain by: Milking your tubing to help move clots. Emptying your drain 2 times a day and writing down the amount of drainage on your Jackson-Pratt drainage log at the end of this resource.

What is a Jackson-Pratt drainage tube?

Your doctor discharges you with a Jackson-Pratt drainage tube. Doctors commonly leave this drain within the abdominal cavity after surgery. It helps drain and collect blood and body fluid after surgery.