The value of a plastic adhesive drape in the prevention of wound infection a controlled trial
โ Scribed by D. W. Jackson; A. V. Pollock; D. S. Tindal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A series of 921 operations was studied. Random cases were treated by preliminary application of a plastic adhesive drape, the remainder being controls. No significant difference was observed in the rate of wound infection between the two groups.
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