| Autor: |
Nagpal BM; Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411 040., Mohanty CS; Senior Adviser (Surgery), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005., Tiwari GL; Senior Adviser (Surgery), Military Hospital, Jabalpur., Gambhir R; Graded Specialist (Surgery), Military Hospital, Jabalpur., Singh Y; Commandant, Military Hospital, Agra. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Medical journal, Armed Forces India [Med J Armed Forces India] 2002 Jul; Vol. 58 (3), pp. 192-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jul 21. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S0377-1237(02)80127-7 |
| Abstrakt: |
The accepted standard treatment of war wounds through the last century has been debridement and delayed primary closure. However, recently, there has been a renewed Interest In primary closure of these wounds. 1481 war wounds were managed by the authors and out of 789 soft tissue injuries, 389 (47%) were closed primarily (group 1) after meticulous debridement and 220 (28%) underwent delayed primary closure (group 2). The infection rate in group 1 was 4.87% compared to 6.36% in group 2. The average hospital stay in group 1 was 15 days, significantly shorter by 10 days than in group 2. In the war zone both time and resources are at a premium and primary closure of selected wounds offers a better alternative to delayed primary closure. |
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MEDLINE |
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