Surgical site infections in ear surgery: Hair removal effect; A preliminary, randomized trial study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 469-474

  Kattipattanapong, Woraya ^a   Isaradisaikul, Suwicha ^a   Hanprasertpong, Charuk ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ear surgery; Post auricular incision; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR SURGERY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EAR DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR; MIDDLE EAR;

ADULT; EAR DISEASES; EAR, EXTERNAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876072076     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812472297     Document Type: Article

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