Peritoneal antiseptic irrigation to prevent surgical site infection after laparotomy for hepatobiliary or gastrointestinal surgery (PAISI)—protocol for a randomized controlled study

Abstract Background Postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs) remain common after laparotomy for resections of the gastrointestinal or hepatobiliary tract. Especially organ/space infections (CDC class III SSI) can be life-threatening, require relaparotomy, intensive care or interventional draina...

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Main Authors: Tara Mueller, Victoria Kehl, Silvia Egert-Schwender, Helmut Friess, Alexander Novotny, Daniel Reim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06975-6