@article{81608b9bbe01496eb4cad5b025d0e723,
title = "Role of oxidized regenerated cellulose in preventing infections at the surgical site: prospective, randomized study in 98 patients affected by a dirty wound",
abstract = "The aim of this study was to evaluate whether oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC), applied to {"}dirty{"} surgical wounds, is able to reduce the microbial load and, consequently, the infection rate as compared to conventional local wound treatment.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anastomosis, Surgical, Cellulose, Oxidized, Colostomy, Female, Humans, Ileostomy, Male, Middle Aged, Occlusive Dressings, Povidone-Iodine, Prospective Studies, Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue, Surgical Sponges, Surgical Stomas, Surgical Wound Infection, Young Adult, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anastomosis, Surgical, Cellulose, Oxidized, Colostomy, Female, Humans, Ileostomy, Male, Middle Aged, Occlusive Dressings, Povidone-Iodine, Prospective Studies, Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue, Surgical Sponges, Surgical Stomas, Surgical Wound Infection, Young Adult",
author = "Sergio Alfieri and \{Di Miceli\}, Dario and Roberta Menghi and Giuseppe Quero and Caterina Cina and Giovanni Doglietto and \{Pericoli Ridolfini\}, Marco",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
volume = "66",
pages = "55--62",
journal = "Minerva Chirurgica",
issn = "0026-4733",
publisher = "Edizioni Minerva Medica:Corso Bramante 83-85, 10126 Turin Italy:011 39 011 678282318, EMAIL:
[email protected], INTERNET: http://www.minervamedica.it, Fax: 011 39 011 674502",
}