The effect of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis and wound irrigation on penetrating combat wounds in a return-to-duty population

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 500-504

  Gerhardt, Robert T ^a,b,c,d   Matthews, Joseph M ^a   Sullivan, Scott G ^c  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c 1st Cavalry Division   (United States)

^d US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Military medicine; Penetrating trauma; War; Wound infection; Wound irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PENETRATING TRAUMA; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; IRRIGATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 70149118420     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120903144841     Document Type: Article

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