Factors Inducing Drainage Tube Complications After Hepatobiliary Surgery

Abstract

Objective: To explore the main factors of drainage tube complications after hepatobiliary surgery. Methods: From November 2019 to October 2021, 103 patients with drainage tube complications after hepatobiliary surgery in Changshu No. 2 People’s Hospital were selected as subjects for this study; the factors of postoperative drainage tube complications were analyzed by retrospective analysis. Results: The complications of drainage tubes include cavity organ damage, sliding of drainage tube into the abdominal cavity, broken drainage tube, blocked drainage tube, bleeding in drainage tube, bleeding from the mouth of drainage tube, abdominal cavity infection caused by drainage tube, and intestinal obstruction caused by drainage tube compression; the number of cases were 9, 8, 12, 21, 18, 17, 8, and 10, accounting for 8.74%, 7.77%, 11.65%, 20.39%, 17.48%, 16.50%, 7.77%, and 9.70%, respectively; the causes of these complications include early and late removal of drainage tube, improper positioning, color of drainage fluid, drainage tube falling out or self-removal, and so on. Conclusion: After hepatobiliary surgery, although the complications caused by drainage tubes have certain relationship with the indwelling time and surgery, the most critical is related to postoperative nursing care; therefore, it is necessary to observe the condition of the drainage tube and draining fluid after surgery, including the color of the fluid, its flow rate, and whether the drainage tube leaks or falls out; after surgery, patients should be encouraged to cooperate with the medical staffs, and family members should be reminded to pay attention to the observation of patients and informed about matters needing attention, so as to reduce the incidence of drainage tube complications after hepatobiliary surgery.