Use of chlorhexidine-impregnated patch at pin site to reduce local morbidity: The ChIPPS Pilot Trial

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 416-422

  Wu, Stephanie C ^a   Crews, Ryan T ^a   Zelen, Charles ^b   Wrobel, James S ^a   Armstrong, David G ^a,b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Lewis Gale Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Dressing; External; Fixation; Frame; Infection; Pin tract

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PIN TRACT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TECHNOLOGY; WOUND DRESSING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BANDAGES; CANDIDIASIS, CUTANEOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POLYURETHANES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749101184     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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