Water Sealed Drainage PDF
Water Sealed Drainage PDF
Water Sealed Drainage PDF
Disadvantage: when there is also fluid draining out of the chest, harder to drain out air as
water level rises
Drainage and collection systems
Two Bottle System
• One bottle as collection for fluid and
the other serving as underwater seal
chamber
• Fluid accumulates in first bottle, air
passes thru’ the first bottle into a
shorter cannula and into a second
bottle which is the water seal chamber
• Suction pump can be applied to second
bottle
• Fluctuation in water seal cannula same
significance as one-bottle system
Disadvantage: amount of negative pressure applied during aspiration not well controlled
Drainage and collection systems
Three Bottle System
3rd bottle (suction control bottle)
•
eliminates risk of parenchymal lung
injury from over-suction as many
units uses wall-suction rather than
dedicated pleural suction units
• Suction control bottle has 3
cannula
1. From the water seal bottle
When chest drain suction is 2. To wall suction
required, a high volume/ low 3. Passes into the bottle with its
pressure system should be tip resting below an
used. [C] adjustable level of water
(usually 10-20 cm
underwater).
Drainage and collection systems
Three Bottle System
Commercial Units
Drainage and collection systems
Commercial Units
• 3-bottle system in one plastic enclosure
• Advantages: compact, non-breakable,
convenient, disposable
• Water seal chamber
– air leak, pleural pressure level and
respiratory tidal can be followed just as in
the bottle systems. 2 cm of coloured fluid.
Can apply negative suction from 0 to -40 cm
H2O. Bubbling = continuous leak.
• Water height during inspiration = pleural
pressure. Check patency of chest tube
by observing for respiratory tidal after
turning off suction
• Suction control chamber must always
be bubbling
Drainage and collection systems
Commercial Units