Closed suction drainage after orthopaedic surgery: Evidence versus practice

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Tucci, G ^a   Amorese, V ^a   Romanini, E ^b  

^a Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital L Spolverini   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drainage; Evidence based medicine; Hip arthroplasty; Knee arthroplasty; Suction; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOMA; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LIMB SWELLING; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK REDUCTION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33645874481     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-006-0118-9     Document Type: Article

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