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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
A preliminary report from our institution suggested that closure of abdominal incisions with subcutaneous, closed-suction catheters intermittently irrigated with antibiotic resulted in decreased wound infection rates. To test this hypothesis, a prospective, randomized, controlled trial was undertaken to compare the results of primary closure, subcutaneous catheter irrigated with saline or antibiotic, and subcutaneous catheter alone. During the two-year trial, 3,282 incisions (type II, III, or IV) were analyzed. Subcutaneous catheter placement alone or with antibiotic or saline irrigation was not superior to primary closure for type II or III incisions. A trend favoring subcutaneous catheter and antibiotic irrigation was observed for type IV incisions. This finding suggests that further clinical trials designed to assess the role of subcutaneous catheter placement and antibiotic irrigation in decreasing wound infection rates are warranted in type IV incisions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
641-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Abdominal Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Catheters, Indwelling, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Erythema, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Intraoperative Period, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Length of Stay, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Reoperation, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Sodium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Suction, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Surgical Wound Infection, pubmed-meshheading:2939815-Therapeutic Irrigation
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Closure of abdominal incisions with subcutaneous catheters. A prospective randomized trial.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial