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The Linköping experience—ups and downs
Author(s) -
DAHLIN LARSGÖRAN
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.00838.x
Subject(s) - medicine , wound infection , link (geometry) , surgery , intensive care medicine , psychology , computer science , computer network
This is a brief single‐centre report of experiences regarding different prophylactic measures against sternal wound infection during a period of about 10 years. It illustrates the difficulties associated with evaluating the effect of specific prophylactic methods in the clinical situation. Possible explanations for perceived shifts in the rate of wound infections are discussed.