A prospective analysis of the association between indwelling surgical drains and surgical site infection in plastic surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 561-565

  Reiffel, Alyssa J ^a   Pharmer, Lindsay A ^a   Weinstein, Andrew L ^b   Spector, Jason A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial therapy; closed suction drain; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84886096304     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31824c905b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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