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8543882

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
An audit was designed to analyse the risk factors for developing post-operative wound infection following hand surgery. 249 consecutive patients were prospectively entered into the study. 236 (95%) patients were available for follow-up. Infection was diagnosed by clinical criteria. There was an infection rate of 10.7% in elective operations and 9.7% in emergency operations. There was no significant reduction in infection rate in the elective group with the use of antibiotics (P = 0.5). In the emergency group of patients peri-operative antibiotic administration was associated with an 8.5-fold reduction in infection rate (P = 0.014). The presence of a dirty wound was associated with a 13.4-fold increase in post-operative wound infection rate (P = 0.002). A postal questionnaire of members of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand revealed a wide variation in antibiotic usage. Guidelines for antibiotic use in patients undergoing hand surgery are presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
685-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-operative infection following hand surgery. Guidelines for antibiotic use.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article