Skin Bacteriology and Surgical Wound Infection
| Autor: | P. Tala, H. Silvola, R. Orko |
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| Rok vydání: | 1967 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Skin disinfection Human skin Bacteriology Humans Surgical Wound Infection Medicine Thoracotomy Aged Skin integumentary system business.industry Skin treatments Sterilization Surgical wound Middle Aged Wound infection Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1:61-63 |
| ISSN: | 0036-5580 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/14017436709131843 |
| Popis: | Transient and resident skin bacteria constitute a potent source of surgical wound contamination. Present methods of skin disinfection are efficient enough to result in 80% temporary sterility of the human skin. A study was underaken in search of further information on the skin bacteriology in relation to postoperative wound infection. The clinical series consists of 103 patients (63 male and 40 female) treated operatively at the Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, University of Helsinki, in February-March, 1966. Their average age was 41 years, with a range of 17–76 years. Of the operations, 28 were performed for various cardiac conditions, 35 for other intrathoracic diseases and 40 for abdominal and other disorders. Different preoperative skin treatments were applied in the three groups. Cardiac patients were prepared by local pHisohex washing during several preoperative days and the other thoracotomy patients were usually likewise treated on the last day preceding operation. Ordinary immediate skin disinfection... |
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