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Should I Be Concerned As Blood Came From The Tube Site While Changing The Gauze After Surgery?
My husband just had hernia surgery and we just got home from the hospital. He has a drain and I just changed the gauze. As I was doing it, blood ran from the tube site and down on the bed. Not an extreme amount, but enough to concern me. Should I be concerned?
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Hi,
The leak is just bloody peritoneal fluid / wash from the drain site. Its nothing to worry about unless its thicj frank blood. Watery blood is nothing to be concerned about. It can leak with change in position.
The leak is just bloody peritoneal fluid / wash from the drain site. Its nothing to worry about unless its thicj frank blood. Watery blood is nothing to be concerned about. It can leak with change in position.
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