2122. Can Chlorhexidine Reduce Bacterial Colonization in Surgical Drains and Surgical Site Infections After Breast Cancer Surgery? A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Breast surgery is considered a clean surgery; however, surgical site infection (SSI) rates are higher than predicted. Postoperative drains remain in situ for several days with an inevitable bacterial colonization and increased risk of SSI. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled tr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rivera-Buendía, Frida, Franco-Cendejas, Rafael, Román-López, Cristina G, Cornejo-Juárez, Patricia, Bargalló-Rocha, Enrique, Medina-Franco, Heriberto, Vilar-Compte, Diana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Abstracts
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252534/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1778

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares