Surgical site infections after gracilis free flap reconstruction for facial paralysis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-248

  Lee, Linda N ^a   Susarla, Srinivas M ^b   Henstrom, Douglas K ^c   Hohman, Marc H ^a   Durand, Marlene L ^b   Cheney, MacK L ^a   Hadlock, Tessa A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

facial paralysis; gracilis free flap; perioperative antibiotics; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM; GRACILIS FLAP; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH FLORA; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867394154     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812444262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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