Surgical Drainage Devices

Improved Securement = Improved Outcomes

Abstract

In 1994, the Patient Care Services Department at the Royal Columbian Hospital, a 370 bed acute care, tertiary facility in New Westminster, B.C., (part of the Simon Fraser Health Region) began to investigate alternatives to their existing securement and dressing procedures for surgical drainage devices. The goal was to improve the securement of urinary and chest catheters to prevent accidental dislodgment and improve patient comfort.