Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Webster, Joan ^a   Alghamdi, A A ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Adhesives; *Bedding and linens; *Plastics; Humans; Iodine therapeutic use ; Length of stay; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Surgical wound infection *prevention control

Indexed keywords

RETRACTED ARTICLE; REVIEW;

EID: 44949201724     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006353.pub2     Document Type: Review

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