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Saline irrigation and wound infection in abdominal gynecologic surgery
Author(s) -
Al Ramahi M.,
Bata M.,
Sumreen I.,
Amr M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.03.030
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal wound , saline , incidence (geometry) , surgery , wound infection , therapeutic irrigation , abdominal surgery , anesthesia , physics , optics
Objective : To evaluate whether saline wound irrigation decreases the incidence of wound infection following abdominal gynecologic surgery. Method : In this prospective randomized study, 104 patients underwent wound irrigation before wound closure following abdominal gynecologic surgery and 102 patients did not. Results : There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in patient characteristics or in factors influencing the incidence of wound infection after abdominal gynecologic surgery. The incidence of wound infection was 10.6% among women who underwent wound irrigation and 9.8% among those who did not, and the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion : Saline wound irrigation before abdominal wall closure is not helpful in decreasing the incidence of wound infection after abdominal gynecologic surgery.