The Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colon Surgery
Infections at the surgical site continue to occur in as many as 20% of elective colon resection cases. Methods to reduce these infections are inconsistently applied. Surgical site infection (SSI) is the result of multiple interactive variables including the inoculum of bacteria that contaminate the...
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| Main Author: | Donald E. Fry |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Scientifica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/896297 |
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