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Thickness of subcutaneous fat is a risk factor for incisional surgical site infection in acute appendicitis surgery: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: Incisional surgical site infection (SSI) is a significant source of postoperative morbidity resulting in increased length of stay and cost. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the association between thickness of subcutaneous fat (TSF) and incisional SSI among patients undergoing open...

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Autores principales: Thapa, Bikas, Sutanto, Edward, Bhandari, Raju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7784256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33397364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01029-7