How Much Fluid Should Be Draining in a Day in Order for my Jp Drains to Be Taken Out?

Different surgeons have different criteria, with that being  said, we use less than 20cc/drain/24 hours and a drain can be removed.  If two drains, we pull the highest drain on a TT and then the second one after the same criteria.

It is very surgeon dependent. Also depends on the surgery and if there was any fluid collections (seroma). Repeat surgeries tend to drain more. I usually remove my drains, if everything is standard, at 20-30cc/24hrs.

Surgeons can have different volume thresholds when it comes to removing JP drains, but most agree that a drain putting out less than 20-30 ml per 24 hours is low enough to remove. In most cases in my practice, I wait until the drain is outputting less than 20 ml per 24 hours before removing it.

Most surgeons will pull the drains if the amount is less than 20 ml/24 hrs over a few days. It will also depend on the consistency of the the fluid.

Drains are tubes placed in an operative bed which are usually closed suction systems which help to remove fluid normally secreted by the body in the immediate healing process. The volume usually accepted for drain removal is 30 cc per day for two consecutive days, though this can be variable depending on drain location. I hope this helps. Dr. Trussler