Decreasing expander breast infection: A new drain care protocol

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-21

  Murray, John D ^a,b,c   Elwood, Eric T ^a,b   Jones, Glyn E ^a,b   Barrick, Rebecca ^b   Feng, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; alloderm; Breast expander; Breast implants; Breast neoplasms; Breast reconstruction; Closed suction drains; Combined modality therapy; Drains; Female; Humans; Infection; Mammaplasty; Mastectomy; Mupirocin; Tissue expansion devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651100792     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255030901700103     Document Type: Article

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