Effectiveness of Vaginal Douching on Febrile and Infectious Morbidities after Total Abdominal Hysterectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-23

  Buppasiri, Pranom ^a   Wongproamas, Nareerak ^a   Suwannachat, Bunpode ^c   Chongsomchai, Chompilas ^a   Ounchai, Janyaporn ^b   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Kalasin Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy; Vaginal Douching

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VAGINAL LAVAGE; AGED; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

EID: 1542288391     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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