A fluid collection system comprising: a baseplate having an adhesive backing configured to couple the baseplate to a patient's skin and defining a wafer having an approximately centrally positioned wafer opening , and a ring shaped, radially-extending wafer connector coupled to said wafer and disposed around said wafer opening, wherein said wafer opening is configured to receive a first end of a surgical drain tube ; and an appliance including a leaked fluid remover , said leaked fluid remover having a fluid remover connector operable to detachably couple with the wafer connector , the leaked fluid remover including a first housing component (142.1) including the fluid remover connector, a second housing component (142.2) received by said first housing component and a spacer having an upper surface and a lower surface , the first housing component including an outer septum including a generally centered opening and having a lower surface positioned on or coupled to the upper surface of the spacer, and the second housing component including an inner septum including a slit and positioned on or coupled to the lower surface of the spacer; and a leaked fluid collector having an outer film and an inner film , the outer film coupled to an upper portion of the first housing component and the inner film coupled to a lower portion of the first housing component thereby coupling an interior of the leaked fluid collector to the fluid remover connector, wherein coupling of the fluid remover connector to the wafer connector forms a fluid flow chamber between the baseplate and the appliance through which leaked fluid from an incision flows through the fluid flow chamber and into the leaked fluid collector. a baseplate having an adhesive backing configured to couple the baseplate to a patient's skin and defining a wafer having an approximately centrally positioned wafer opening , and a ring shaped, radially-extending wafer connector coupled to said wafer and disposed around said wafer opening, wherein said wafer opening is configured to receive a first end of a surgical drain tube ; and an appliance including a leaked fluid remover , said leaked fluid remover having a fluid remover connector operable to detachably couple with the wafer connector , the leaked fluid remover including a first housing component (142.1) including the fluid remover connector, a second housing component (142.2) received by said first housing component and a spacer having an upper surface and a lower surface , the first housing component including an outer septum including a generally centered opening and having a lower surface positioned on or coupled to the upper surface of the spacer, and the second housing component including an inner septum including a slit and positioned on or coupled to the lower surface of the spacer; and a leaked fluid collector having an outer film and an inner film , the outer film coupled to an upper portion of the first housing component and the inner film coupled to a lower portion of the first housing component thereby coupling an interior of the leaked fluid collector to the fluid remover connector, wherein coupling of the fluid remover connector to the wafer connector forms a fluid flow chamber between the baseplate and the appliance through which leaked fluid from an incision flows through the fluid flow chamber and into the leaked fluid collector. <EOS>