Vaginal antisepsis for hysterectomy: A review of the literature

Dermatology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 53-56

  Eason, Erica L ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Hysterectomy; Postoperative complications; Povidone iodine; Pre operative care; Surgical wound infection; Vagina

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINITIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTISEPSIS; BACTERIA; CHEMOPREVENTION; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IODOPHORS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 0030723749     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246031     Document Type: Article

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