| Autor: |
Janell, Holloway, Elle, Lett, Lobsang, Marcia, Brant, Putnam, Angela, Neville, Neil, Patel, Vincent, Chong, Dennis Y, Kim |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The American surgeon. 85(10) |
| ISSN: |
1555-9823 |
| Popis: |
Decisions regarding whether to close the skin in trauma patients with hollow viscus injuries (HVIs) are based on surgeon discretion and the perceived risk for an SSI. We hypothesized that leaving the skin open would result in fewer wound complications in patients with HVIs. We performed a retrospective analysis of all adult patients who underwent operative repair of an HVI. The main outcome measure was superficial or deep SSIs. Of 141 patients, 38 (27%) had HVIs. Twenty-six patients developed SSIs, of which 13 (50%) were superficial or deep SSIs. On adjusted analysis, only female gender ( |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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