| IS POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION FOLLOWING SIMPLE INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY A PREDISPOSING CAUSE OF RECURRENT HERNIA? | |
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PMID: 14217253 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The significance of postoperative wound infection in simple inguinal herniorrhaphy was studied in a series of almost 26,000 simple inguinal herniorrhaphies. There was a recurrence rate of about 1% in uninfected cases and 4% in infected cases. The wound infection rate was 1.8%. Of about 2500 patients with recurrent inguinal hernia admitted to the Shouldice Hospital, Toronto, following an initial operation of elsewhere, about 4% gave a history of postoperative wound infection. Postoperative wound infection after simple inguinal herniorrhaphy increased the risk of a subsequent recurrent hernia about four times. However, in more than 95% of cases other etiological factors were responsible for the recurrence. No relation between infection and type of recurrent inguinal hernia subsequently developing was demonstrable. |
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Authors:
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F GLASSOW |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian Medical Association journal Volume: 91 ISSN: 0008-4409 ISO Abbreviation: Can Med Assoc J Publication Date: 1964 Oct |
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Created Date: 1965-02-01 Completed Date: 1996-12-01 Revised Date: 2010-09-20 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0414110 Medline TA: Can Med Assoc J Country: CANADA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 870-1 Citation Subset: OM |
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Hernia, Inguinal* Surgical Wound Infection* |
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