The incidence of wound sepsis in a community hospital

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1984 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Irish Journal of Medical Science, volume 153, pages 123-126 (issn: 0021-1265, eissn: 1863-4362,

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Authors: M K, O'Malley; J P, Duignan; J S, Lavelle;

doi: 10.1007/bf02939873

pmid: 6724857

The incidence of wound sepsis in a community hospital

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WOUND infection in a prospective series of 617 patients are reported from a community hospital. An overall infection rate of 7.2% was achieved with little difference between the rate in clean-contaminated, contaminated, and dirty cases. Factors thought to influence the rate of wound infection are discussed and attention is drawn to the technique of wound closure.

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Humans, Surgical Wound Infection, Female, Hospitals, Community, Prospective Studies, Middle Aged, Ireland

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