Retrospective analysis of mesh related infections in a tertiary care centre

Background: The use of synthetic mesh was a landmark breakthrough in management of hernia repair and has significantly reduced recurrence rates. It is a foreign material, and a slightest breach in asepsis can lead to favourable environment for bacterial proliferation and forms a ‘biofilm’ and thus m...

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Main Author: Swathishree Mohan, Rohit Krishnappa, Hariprasad T R, Gopal S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Surgery and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ejos.org/index.php?fulltxt=134914&fulltxtj=136&fulltxtp=136-1600084859.pdf