Irrigation in facial and scalp lacerations: Does it alter outcome?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-77

  Hollander, J E ^a   Richman, P B ^a   Werblud, M ^a   Miller, T ^a   Huggler, J ^a   Singer, A J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 0031984384     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70284-7     Document Type: Article

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