Reducing Implant Infection in Orthopaedics (RIIiO): a pilot study for a randomised controlled trial comparing the influence of forced air versus resistive fabric warming technologies on postoperative infection rates following orthopaedic implant surgery in adults

BACKGROUND: Approximately 70,000 to 75,000 proximal femoral fracture repairs take place in the UK each year. Hemiarthroplasty is the preferred treatment for adults aged over 60 years. Postoperative infection affects up to 3% of patients and is the single most common reason for early return to theatr...

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Autores principales: Kümin, Michelle, Harper, Christopher Mark, Reed, Mike, Bremner, Stephen, Perry, Nicky, Scarborough, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30454034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3011-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30454034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3011-y

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