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Abstract
A prospective study was carried out to determine the incidence of wound infection following surgery for inguinal hernia repair in a day surgery unit. The study incorporated surveillance for 1 month postoperatively. All patients were contacted by telephone, and reports of possible wound infection investigated via their General Practitioners. Ninety-seven patients were included in the study and the infection rate was 4%.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7844349 DOI： 10.1016/0195-6701(94)90142-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hosp Infect ISSN： 0195-6701 Impact factor: 3.926