The role of saline irrigation prior to wound closure in the reduction of surgical site infection: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Surgical site infection describes an infectious complication of surgical wounds. This single complication is thought to occur in close to 20% of surgical cases. This complication has been described in all kinds of surgical procedure including minimally invasive procedures. Wound...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0813-7 |