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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2340-2344
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2340
Table 5 Subjective evaluation of the ease of handling and comfort of the abdominal drains
BlakeWattermanLatex
Ease of emptying the collecting bag
Very easy779
Easy342
Difficult100
Very difficult000
Odor during the dressings
None915
Bad233
Very bad073
Pain at the drain site (pain scale)
0 (no pain)652
1233
2220
3313
4001
5 (very intense pain)002
Pain during drain removal (pain scale)
0 (no pain)743
1262
2211
3002
4001
5 (very intense pain)002