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Check the amount and color of drainage in the measuring container. The first couple of days after surgery, the fluid may be a dark red color. This is normal. As you continue to heal, it may look pink or pale yellow. Write down the amount (in mL) and color of your drainage on your Jackson-Pratt drainage log.
Learn how to care for surgical drains following a mastectomy or breast reconstruction surgery, plus find out about the signs and symptoms of infection.
Measure and Monitor the Drain Output. Check the amount and color of the fluid emptied from the drain and write it down in a log. Early in your recovery, you should see around 100 cc of fluid, which will be pinkish. As you heal, the amount will lower, and the color should change to a light yellow.
Jackson-Pratt Drain Care. After surgery, you will have a drain(s) called a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain. This device suctions and collects fluid from your surgical area. The drain promotes healing and recovery, and reduces the chance of infection.
6. Check the amount and color of drainage in the measuring container. The first couple of days after surgery, the fluid may be a dark red color. This is normal. As you continue to heal, it may look pink or pale yellow. 7. Write down the amount (in mL) and color of your drainage on your Jackson-Pratt drainage log. 8.
The Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain is a special tube that prevents body fluid from collecting near the site of your surgery. The drain pulls this fluid (by suction) into a bulb. The bulb can then be emptied and the fluid inside measured. At first, this fluid is bloody.
Fluid buildup needs to be drained from the surgical site to help you heal and to make you more comfortable. For the first 3-4 days after surgery the fluid will be bloody.
Call the Center for Breast Cancer at 617-726-6500, or your surgeon, if you notice any of these symptoms: Red skin around an incision. Drainage from an incision. Temperature above 100.5° F. This booklet tells you what to expect and how to care for yourself while recovering from breast surgery.
JP DRAIN CARE WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A DRAIN? During a mastectomy the breast is separated from subcutaneous tissue and muscle. This results in a raw surface that leaks fluid called serous fluid. Although serous fluid production is normal, we don’t want the fluid to stay inside, we want it to come out, so a drain is placed.
The color of the fluid usually begins as cranberry (blood tinged) and as the days after surgery go by, the color becomes pink or yellow. The more active you are, the more fluid will be produced. Sometimes increased activity can cause the color of the fluid to become cranberry after it has been yellow. It is important to keep the drain tubing open.