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Primary closure of the contaminated wound: Closed suction wound catheter |
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| Authors: | John R. Zelko Ernest E. Moore |
| Affiliation: | Denver, Colorado USA |
| Abstract: | Primary closure of the contaminated wound using a closed suction catheter and antibiotic or povidone-iodine irrigation is a cost-effective and convenient alternative to standard open wound care with delayed primary closure. Antibiotic irrigation appeared more effective than povidone-iodine in this study, but the total number of patients studied was too small to be statistically significant. |
| Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ernest E. Moore MD Department of Surgery Denver General Hospital Denver Colorado 80204. |
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