Short-term study on the safety of antimicrobial-agent-impregnated ePTFE patches for hernia repair

Hernia

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 189-193

  DeBord, J R ^a   Bauer, J J ^a   Grischkan, D M ^a   LeBlanc, K A ^a   Smoot Jr , R T ^b   Voeller, G R ^a   Weiland, L H ^a  

^a Medical Plaza ^*  (United States)

^b Nanticoke Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; Hernia; Prosthesis; Silver

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CHLORHEXIDINE; POLITEF; SILVER;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0033374596     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01194424     Document Type: Article

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