Do antibacterial skin sutures reduce surgical site infections after elective open abdominal surgery? - Study protocol of a prospective, randomized controlled single center trial

Do antibacterial skin sutures reduce surgical site infections after elective open abdominal surgery? - Study protocol of a prospective, randomized controlled single center trial

Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSI) remain one of the most common complications in conventional abdominal surgery with an incidence between 4% and 19% (Sandini et al., Medicine (Baltimore) 95:e4057, 2016) in the literature. It is unclear whether the use of coated suture material for s...

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Main Authors: Daniel Matz, Saskia Teuteberg, Andrea Wiencierz, Savas Deniz Soysal, Oleg Heizmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Surgical site infection
Antibacterial-coated suture material
Triclosan
Elective abdominal surgery
Skin closure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3492-3

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