Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Influence of rescrubbing before laparotomy closure on abdominal wound infection after colorectal cancer surgery: results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
To test the hypothesis that strict asepsis in closing wounds following laparotomy reduces the risk for surgical wound infection in elective colorectal cancer surgery. ⋯ This study does not support the use of rescrubbing to reduce the incidence of incisional surgical site infection.