Talk:Drain (surgery)

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Wiki Education assignment: WikiMed Oct-Nov 2022 UCSF SOM

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 October 2022 and 20 November 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Canine Snow (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by AminMDMA (talk) 20:46, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Wikipedia community! This month I aim to work on improving this page on surgical drains, and I look forward to your collective input, guidance, and feedback. Please feel free to share your thoughts on this Talk page, and I will respond during the course of the upcoming month.

Workplan Oct - Nov 2022
Target Deadline	Tasks
10/28	Publish workplan on talk page Identify two sources for surgical drains as a starting point Re-word any jargon in the existing version of the article
11/2	Draft lead paragraph, section on Use and Complications of Drains Add/update more citations to aforementioned sections
11/9	Draft section on Types of Drains Add/update more citations to Types of Drains section Start gathering photos of different drains to ideally illustrate each named drain in the same Wiki page rather than having to link to other pages
11/14	Complete gathering photos of different types of drains Review article for jargon and comprehension with the aid of Hemingway editor tool Make revisions based on feedback from peers and Wikipedia community
11/18	Respond to any remaining comments from the Talk page Finalize any remaining edits for grammar and readability

Canine Snow (talk) 16:57, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am starting a bibliography page for this project and gathering sources online and from my institution's library. Though this is still a work in progress, I invite any comments and suggestions for additional sources or revisions to my current list. Thank you! Canine Snow (talk) 19:30, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review Assignment:

Excellent job on your edits so far! It seems that you are on track, according to your work plan. The article flows well and is easy to read.

Two things you are doing a great job on include:

- Writing in a clear, coherent and logic manner

- Including new and interesting information for drains in the "Use and Management" section

Two things you could continue to address include:

- Including citations as you are writing whenever possible - this is particularly important for the paragraphs " The routine use of drains for surgical procedures is diminishing..." and "Accurate recording of the volume of drainage..." since they present implications for management.

- Consider breaking down lists or paragraphs into subsections and bullet points to facilitate reading. This could be done for the "Types of Drains" section, with some kind of logical grouping.

As we've also discussed in our work groups, adding more images where possible would be ideal but can certainly be very challenging.

Keep up the awesome work! GP2b3a (talk) 20:29, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the wonderful advice! I completely agree on adding citations, organizing lists or paragraphs into logical subsections, and adding images. I have a plan in place for acquiring more images, and I will input citations by the conclusion of the week. Canine Snow (talk) 15:59, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]