Variation in timing and type of groin wound complications highlights the need for uniform reporting standards
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.221
Abstract: Background Groin wound infections represent a substantial source of patients’ morbidity and resource utilization. Definitions and reporting times of groin infections are poorly standardized, which limits our understanding of the true scope of the problem… read more here.
Keywords: reporting; groin wound; complication; groin ... See more keywords
Closed‐incision negative pressure therapy to reduce groin wound infections in vascular surgery: a randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12848
Abstract: Groin wound infections pose a major problem in vascular surgery. Closed‐incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) was especially designed for the management of incisions at risk of surgical site infections. The aim of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: groin wound; incision negative; wound infections; closed incision ... See more keywords
Groin wound infection after vascular exposure (GIVE) multicentre cohort study
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DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13508
Abstract: Surgical site infections (SSIs) of groin wounds are a common and potentially preventable cause of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs in vascular surgery. Our aim was to define the contemporaneous rate of groin SSIs, determine… read more here.
Keywords: vascular exposure; groin wound; exposure give; infection vascular ... See more keywords