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ArticleLangenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie1994

[Splenectomy--a strictly aseptic intervention?].

J Stopinski, I Staib, C Jaeschke

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Article in Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1994. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Prevention of early infective complications after laparoscopic splenectomy with the Garamycin sponge.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2012
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

J StopinskiChirurgische Klinik I, Städtische Kliniken, Darmstadt.
I Staib
C Jaeschke

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To determine the factors causing wound infections after splenectomy, 211 patients undergoing surgery during 1982-1991 were studied in two groups:--Patients with clean-contaminated or contaminated operations with additional splenectomy in the same session;--Patients with elective splenectomy only. While in the first group the rate of disorders of wound healing (DWH) was 31.6%, the second group had a rate of 8.15%. This rate was higher than for other clean operations in our hospital and was as high as for clean-contaminated operations such as cholecystectomy. Among the patients older than 60 years, 38.2% had DWH, as against 8.9% of the patients younger than 60 years. The mean operating time in patients with wound infections was 223 min, while the mean operating time in patients without infections was 125 min. In patients with wound infections the gamma-GT was higher than in patients who had no infection. After these results we have given 2 g ceftriaxon as single-shot prophylaxis before every splenectomy. Since starting this, we have performed 28 splenectomies, and DWH has been observed in only 1 (3.57%). We therefore recommend antibiotic prophylaxis.

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PremedicationSplenectomyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCeftriaxoneChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSurgical Wound InfectionCeftriaxone

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PMID7934582

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