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The Relationship between Preoperative Wound Classification and Postoperative Infection: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 15,289 Patients

BACKGROUND: Despite advances in surgical techniques, sterile protocols, and perioperative antibiotic regimens, surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a significant problem. We investigated the relationship between wound classification (i.e., clean, clean/contaminated, contaminated, dirty) and SSI ra...

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Autores principales: Mioton, Lauren M, Jordan, Sumanas W, Hanwright, Philip J, Bilimoria, Karl Y, Kim, John YS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3785584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24086804
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2013.40.5.522