Wound protectors reduce surgical site infection: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-59

  Edwards, Janet P ^a   Ho, Adelyn L ^b   Tee, May C ^b   Dixon, Elijah ^a   Ball, Chad G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPERVIOUS WOUND EDGE PROTECTOR; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PREPARATION; META ANALYSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND CARE;

BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL DRAPES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863304312     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182570372     Document Type: Article

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