Answer: Do not drain more than 1000 ml of fluid from your chest at any one time.
It is normal to feel some pain when draining fluid. If you feel pain in your chest when draining, clamp the drainage line to slow or stop the flow of fluid for a few minutes. If you don’t feel better after doing this, contact your nurse or doctor.
Keep the valve on your Pleurx Pleural Catheter and the access tip on the drainage line clean. Keep them away from other objects to help avoid contamination.
Do not put anything except the access tip of the drainage line into the Pleurx Pleural Catheter valve, since this could damage the valve. A damaged valve might let air be pulled into your chest cavity or let fluid leak out through the valve.
When not draining, the clamp on the drainage line must be completely closed or the vacuum in the bottle may be lost.
Make sure that the valve and the access tip are locked together when draining. If they are accidentally separated, they may become contaminated and the vacuum in the bottle may be lost.
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