Induction of immune gene expression and inflammatory mediator release by commonly used surgical suture materials: an experimental in vitro study
Abstract Background Surgeons have a range of materials to choose from to complete wound closure, yet surprisingly very little is still known about the body’s immune response to the suture materials in current use. The growing literature of adverse suture material reactions provided the objective of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Patient Safety in Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13037-017-0132-2 |