In message <v01540b04b21e7c085f53@[194.112.52.60]>, andy johnston
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>Does anyone on the
>list have any opinions as to whether using a plastic introducer is
>acceptable? These are made by Portex, and go in through the proximal drain
>hole on the tube, into its lumen, and out at the distal end. I've found
>they work well, and allow a smaller incision to be used than that necessary
>to admit both tube and forceps.
Our drain kits come with blunt-ended forceps small enough to fit into
the end of the drain as you describe. The tip of the forceps sit snugly
inside the end of a standard tube without protruding and do the same job
as the plastic trocar you describe, but without providing profits for
Mr. Portex.
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Sussex, U.K.
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