Hand and Wrist Trauma: Antimicrobials and Infection (HAWAII): a protocol for a multicentre, feasibility study of antimicrobial sutures in hand and wrist trauma surgery

Hand and Wrist Trauma: Antimicrobials and Infection (HAWAII): a protocol for a multicentre, feasibility study of antimicrobial sutures in hand and wrist trauma surgery

Aims: Hand trauma accounts for one in five of emergency department attendances, with a UK incidence of over five million injuries/year and 250,000 operations/year. Surgical site infection (SSI) in hand trauma surgery leads to further interventions, poor outcomes, and prolonged recovery, but has bee...

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Main Authors: Justin C. R. Wormald, Jeremy N. Rodrigues, Jonathan A. Cook, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Matthew L. Costa, On behalf of the HAWAII Collaborative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2022-07-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:
hand surgery
trauma
fracture
infection
wrist
infections
suture
surgical site infection (ssi)
trauma surgery
randomized controlled trials
patient-reported outcome measures (proms)
wrist injuries
upper limb trauma
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.37.BJO-2022-0048

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.37.BJO-2022-0048

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