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The Influence of Wound Drainage on the Infection Rate in Kidney Transplant Patients
Author(s) -
WALTER STEEN,
POULSEN LARS RYTTER,
FRIEDBERG MICHAEL,
VEJLSGAARD RENÉ
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1978.tb02793.x
Subject(s) - drainage , medicine , wound infection , surgery , wound healing , biology , ecology
Summary— The frequency of wound infection was studied in 92 patients who had received cadaver kidneys. Wound drainage was performed in 26 patients and not performed in 66 patients. Wound infection was found in 31% of the wounds with drainage and in 14% of wounds without primary drainage. The results were compared with the frequency of 34% infected wounds in a previous report where wound drainage was performed routinely. It is advised that, when possible, wound drainage should be avoided.