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Should I be extra worried about bleeding when the drain is removed?

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Panniculectomy done a week and a half ago. i am on anticoagulants and need to have one of my JP drains removed. I’ve already had post op complications with bleeding. I have 2 JP drains. One drains 75mL/day, the other about 12mL/day. I take Coumadin daily (Factor V Leiden). Should I be extra worried about bleeding when the drain is removed? I have already had 2 clots that plugged a drain, as well as having an internal bleed that increased my drain output by almost 100mL/day and required a second hospitalization. The drain that’s now producing 12mL/day was producing about that before the bleed.

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