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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Effect of high perioperative oxygen fraction on surgical site infection and pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery. The PROXI randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2009; 302: 1543¿1550.

Published: 1st January 2009

Authors: Meyhoff CS, Wetterslev J, Jorgensen LN, Henneberg SW, Hogdall C, Lundvall L et al. et al.

Conclusion

Surgical site infection occurred after 131/685 (19 per cent) procedures randomized to 80 per cent oxygen during, and for 2h after surgery, and 141/701 (20.1 per cent) of those randomized to 30 per cent oxygen (P=0.64).

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