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Wound dehiscence and stump infection after lower limb amputation: risk factors and association with antibiotic use
Authors
Dunkel, Nathalie
Belaieff, Wilson
Assal, Mathieu
Corni, Valentina
Karaca, Saziye
Lacraz, Alain
Uckay, Ilker
Published in Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2012, vol. 17, no. 5, p. 588-94
Abstract Optimal duration of antibiotic prophylaxis following major lower limb amputation in preventing adverse stump outcomes is controversial.
Keywords Aged — Amputation/adverse effects — Amputation Stumps — Antibiotic Prophylaxis/statistics & numerical data — Female — Humans — Male — Retrospective Studies — Risk Factors — Surgical Wound Dehiscence/epidemiology — Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology — Time Factors
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PMID: 22669444
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités
Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research groups Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (98)
Glycopeptide résistance (28)
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(ISO format) 		DUNKEL, Nathalie et al. Wound dehiscence and stump infection after lower limb amputation: risk factors and association with antibiotic use. In: Journal of Orthopaedic Science, 2012, vol. 17, n° 5, p. 588-94. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:27888

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