If bile or blood is leaking around the tube site ... Please remember to subtract out the flush before recording the net output. Change the drain site dressing daily.

The reduction of serum bilirubin is usually the hallmark of successful biliary drainage. However, some patients may have persistent jaundice or scanty bile output after biliary drainage.

A bile duct drain, also called biliary drainage, can help treat blocked bile ducts so that bile may flow as it should, helping your liver digest fats. Learn more about biliary drainage ...

A 50-year-old man was referred to Brigham and Women's Hospital for an evaluation of persistent bilious drainage from a percutaneous right upper quadrant abdominal drain which was placed 1 month ...