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. 2023 Jul 10;107(1):51. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3127

Table 2.

Summary of the drainage place, shape and size of the drainage tube, and tube insertion duration in each patient.


DRAINAGE PLACE NUMBER OF PATIENTS DRAINAGE TUBE SHAPE SIZE (FR.) TUBE INSERTION DURATION (DAYS)

Disk 16 Straight: 4 6–8* 7–11

Pigtail: 12 8–10 4–35

Psoas 8 Straight 6.3–14 21–23

Pigtail 8–14 5–38

Disk and psoas 6 Pigtail 8–10 7–26

*: Includes outer sheath of a 18G Surflo needle.