Prophylaxis with nasal decolonization in patients submitted to total knee and hip arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Despite the evolution of the total knee and hip arthroplasty surgery, high postoperative complication rates in the short and long term still persist. Infection is one of the most challenging complications; due to its gravity and treatment difficulties, prophylaxis protocols have been create...

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Main Authors: David Sadigursky, Henrique Santos Pires, Saulo Américo Caldas Rios, Francisco Luiz Borja Rodrigues Filho, Gustavo Castro de Queiroz, Mateus Lemos Azi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000600631&lng=en&tlng=en