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Use of urine drainage bags with unidirectional valve for intercostal drainage

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In order to reduce the inconvenience of cumbersome chest drainage bottles and allow greater mobility to the patient, we describe the use of ordinary urinary drainage bags with unidirectional valve as an alternative method of intercostal drainage.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, LTM Medical College & LTMG Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    Ajay Kaul (Lecturer), Kishor Mukherjee (Registrar), A M Patwardhan (Reader) & A P Chaukar (Professor and Head of the Department)

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Kaul, A., Mukherjee, K., Patwardhan, A.M. et al. Use of urine drainage bags with unidirectional valve for intercostal drainage. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4, 70 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664088

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