Bacterial profile of suction drains and the relationship thereof to surgical-site infections in prosthetic breast reconstruction

Bacterial profile of suction drains and the relationship thereof to surgical-site infections in prosthetic breast reconstruction

Background Despite the increasing popularity of prosthetic breast reconstruction, scant data exist on the microbiological profile of drainage fluid from closed-suction drains and the relationship thereof to surgical-site infections (SSIs) in breast reconstruction surgery. This study aimed to determ...

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Main Authors: Jeongmin Yoon, Jae-Ho Chung, Na-Hyun Hwang, Byung-Il Lee, Seung-Ha Park, Eul-Sik Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
mammoplasty
breast implants
suction
infection
bacteria
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2018.00437

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