Do antibacterial-coated sutures reduce wound infection in head and neck cancer reconstruction?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-304

  Chen, S Y ^a   Chen, T M ^a   Dai, N T ^a   Fu, J P ^a   Chang, S C ^a   Deng, S C ^a   Chen, S G ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer reconstruction; Triclosan coated sutures; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL; TRICLOSAN;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYGLACTIN 910; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICLOSAN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79952443280     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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