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CLOSTRIDIAL WOUND INFECTION: A HAZARD OF SMALL‐BOWEL DECOMPRESSION
Author(s) -
Jones Trevor
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04305.x
Subject(s) - medicine , decompression , wound infection , bowel obstruction , surgery , hazard , intensive care medicine , organic chemistry , chemistry
Two cases of clostridial wound infection which followed operation for small‐bowel obstruction are presented. The diagnosis and treatment of the condition are discussed, and methods of reducing the risk are suggested.