Influence of preoperative skin sealing with cyanoacrylate on microbial contamination of surgical wounds following trauma surgery: A prospective, blinded, controlled observational study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages e274-e278

  Daeschlein, Georg ^a   Napp, Matthias ^a   Assadian, Ojan ^b   Bluhm, Jessica ^a   Krueger, Colin ^c   von Podewils, Sebastian ^a   Gümbel, Denis ^a   Hinz, Peter ^a   Haase, Hermann ^a   Dohmen, Pascal M ^d   Koburger, Torsten ^e   Ekkernkamp, Axel ^a   Kramer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e HYGIENE NORD GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanoacrylate; InteguSeal; Microbial sealant; Prevention; SSI; Wound

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; SURGICAL GLUE; CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CFU COUNTING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEALANT; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SUTURE; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUND CLOSURE; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; CYANOACRYLATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912026418     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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