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322787

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
The value of extraperitoneal wound drainage and a 3-day course of prophylactic systemic cephaloridine used both separately and together have been assessed in a prospective controlled randomized trial involving 246 patients undergoing appendicectomy at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Extraperitoneal wound drainage was shown to reduce significantly the incidence of postoperative wound infection in patients with a gangrenous or perforated appendix (P less than 0-025). Prophylactic cephaloridine significantly reduced the overall incidence of wound infection (P less than 0-02) and was also effective when the appendix was gangrenous or perforated (P less than 0-01). A highly significant reduction in wound infection was achieved when the appendix was gangrenous or perforated by the addition of wound drainage to the antibiotic regimen (P less than 0-001).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
236-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Wound infection following appendicectomy: the effect of extraperitoneal wound drainage and systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial