| Determinants of wound infections for breast procedures: assessment of the risk of wound infection posed by an invasive procedure for subsequent operation. | |
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PMID: 19748602 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: Wound infection remains a major source of postoperative morbidity leading to prolonged hospital stays and increased total cost, including indirect expenses related to the wound infection. We examined whether there is any higher risk of wound infection in patients undergo a reoperation after an initial operation or excision/incision biopsy. METHODS AND RESULTS: A retrospective review of medical charts of patients with breast operations between January 1990 and July 2008 was carried out. The overall incidence of wound infection was 18.2% (231/1267). The rate of wound infection was (32%) when reoperation was done after previous modified radical mastectomy, 18.9% and 16.8% when the previous operations were lumpectomy/segmenectomy with axillary dissection and simple mastectomy without axillary dissection, respectively and (10.8%) when reoperation was performed after previous biopsy. Reoperation involving axillary dissection was associated with significantly higher rates of wound infection (p<0.01). Antibiotic prophylaxis continued into the postoperative period was associated with significantly decreased rate of wound infection (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Initial procedure affects the risk of wound infection in subsequent operation in patients with breast cancer. Significantly higher risks of wound infection are seen in those patients who had undergone axillary dissection or modified radical mastectomy. |
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M Ashraf; J Biswas; S Gupta; N Alam |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-09-10 |
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Title: International journal of surgery (London, England) Volume: 7 ISSN: 1743-9159 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2009-12-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101228232 Medline TA: Int J Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 543-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of surgery, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI), Kolkata-26, India. aashob@gmail.com |
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