1. Contemporary Review to Reduce Groin Surgical Site Infections in Vascular Surgery.
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Rasheed H, Diab K, Singh T, Chauhan Y, Haddad P, Zubair MM, Vowels T, Androas E, Rojo M, Auyang P, McFall R, Gomez LF, Mohamed A, Peden E, and Rahimi M
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- Humans, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Surgical Wound Infection diagnosis, Surgical Wound Infection microbiology, Treatment Outcome, Groin blood supply, Surgical Wound Infection prevention & control, Vascular Surgical Procedures adverse effects
- Abstract
Surgical site infection (SSIs) in lower extremity vascular procedures is a major contributor to patient morbidity and mortality. Despite previous advancements in preoperative and postoperative care, the surgical infection rate in vascular surgery remains high, particularly when groin incisions are involved. However, successfully targeting modifiable risk factors reduces the surgical site infection incidence in vascular surgery patients. We conducted an extensive literature review to evaluate the efficacy of various preventive strategies for groin surgical site infections. We discuss the role of preoperative showers, preoperative and postoperative antibiotics, collagen gentamicin implants, iodine impregnated drapes, types of skin incisions, negative pressure wound therapy, and prophylactic muscle flap transposition in preventing surgical site infection in the groin after vascular surgical procedures., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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