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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Main Authors: Dawid Pieper, Tanja Rombey, Johannes Doerner, Julian-Dario Rembe, Hubert Zirngibl, Konstantinos Zarras, Peter C. Ambe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0813-7