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
Perioperative hyperoxygenation and wound site infection following surgery for acute appendicitis. A randomized, prospective, controlled trial. Arch Surg 2011; 146: 464–470.
Published: 5th August 2011
Authors: Bickel A, Gurevits M, Varnos R, Ivry S, Eitan A.
Conclusion
This study included 210 patients randomly allocated to 2h of 80 per cent oxygen postoperatively. This reduced the rate of surgical site infection from 13.6 to 5.6 per cent (P=0.04), and also the duration of hospital stay: 2.92 to 2.51 days (P=0.01).
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