The use of silver nylon in preventing surgical site infections following colon and rectal surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1014-1019

  Krieger, Beth R ^a   Davis, Donald M ^a   Sanchez, Jaime E ^a   Mateka, James J L ^a   Nfonsam, Valentine N ^a   Frattini, Jared C ^a   Marcet, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon and rectal surgery; Silver; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NYLON; SILVER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENTEROSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAUZE DRESSING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RECTUM; SILVER; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052771466     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31821c495d     Document Type: Article

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