The effect of triclosan-coated sutures on the rate of surgical site infection after hip and knee arthroplasty: a double-blind randomized controlled trial of 2546 patients

AIMS: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication of surgery with an incidence of about 1% in the United Kingdom. Sutures can lead to the development of a SSI, as micro-organisms can colonize the suture as it is implanted. Triclosan-coated sutures, being antimicrobical, were developed to...

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Autores principales: Sprowson, A. P., Jensen, C., Parsons, N., Partington, P., Emmerson, K., Carluke, I., Asaad, S., Pratt, R., Muller, S., Ahmed, I., Reed, M. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2019
Materias:
Arthroplasty
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29589500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.100B3.BJJ-2017-0247.R1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29589500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.100B3.BJJ-2017-0247.R1

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