The practice of flushing drainage catheters is important to maintain their effectiveness. Recording when drains are flushed helps the IR (interventional radiology) staff in evaluating the ...

You have had a drain placed in an abscess, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.

Dear James: My house has 2½ bathrooms and each of the toilets has problems such as inadequate flushing, noisy flushing and self-flushing. There are literally hundreds of replacements parts and repair ...