New approach to treatment of severe incisional abscesses following laparotomy
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 26 (11) , 701-702
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02554975
Abstract
Forty consecutive patients who developed subcutaneous abscesses after intraperitoneal operations were treated by incision and drainage followed by suture of the wound 4 days later under antibiotic cover. The wound was closed by means of interrupted Prolene sutures. No sutures were placed in the wound cavity, and no drain was applied. The antibiotic used was clindamycin 600 mg i.v. preoperatively and 150 mg every 6 h for 4 days.Keywords
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