[Use of highly evacuated Redon drainage following gynecologic operations]

A highly evacuated wound drainage system according to Redon (980 mbar) was applied to 100 women who had undergone laparotomy. No change of bottles was necessary up to removal of the system in 96 cases. Bacteriological tests were applied to various points of the Redon system and revealed only minimum colonisation with pathogenic germs. No relationship was recordable between the rate of wound healing disorders and bacteria detected in the Redon system.