Postoperative infection in hand surgery. Cause, prevention, and treatment.
Hand Clin
; 14(4): 669-81, x, 1998 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9884903
ABSTRACT
The consequences of postoperative infection in hand surgery are fortunately uncommon but can lead to severe disability. This article reviews the pathogenesis of infections and the role of antibiotics, skin preparation, and surgical technique in the development and prevention of infection. The final sections discuss the roles that different disease states and different types of surgery have on the risk of postoperative infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Surgical Wound Infection
/
Hand
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Hand Clin
Journal subject:
ORTOPEDIA
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States