Delayed primary closure versus primary closure for wound management in perforated appendicitis: A prospective randomized controlled trial | Zendy

Ruey-An Chiang | Zendy; Shan-Long Chen | Zendy; Yao-Chung Tsai | Zendy

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Delayed primary closure versus primary closure for wound management in perforated appendicitis: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

Ruey-An Chiang,

Shan-Long Chen,

Yao-Chung Tsai

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of the chinese medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1728-7731

pISSN - 1726-4901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.02.013

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , wound closure , wound infection , appendicitis , closure (psychology) , wound healing , surgical site infection , prospective cohort study , physics , economics , optics , market economy

It is still a matter of debate whether delayed primary closure (DPC) of contaminated abdominal incisions reduces surgical site infections compared with a primary closure (PC). The aim of this study was to determine the optimal method of wound closure for patients with perforated appendicitis.

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