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The Effectiveness of Sterile Wound Drapes in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Thoracic Surgery

BACKGROUND: The rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) has decreased in parallel to advances in sterilization techniques. Such infections increase morbidity and hospitalization costs. The use of iodine-impregnated sterile wound drapes (SWDs) is recommended to prevent or reduce the incidence of thes...

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Autores principales: Karapınar, Kemal, Kocatürk, Celalettin İbrahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6388313/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30886857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1438793