Effects of shaving methods and intraoperative irrigation on suppurative mediastinitis after bypass operations
Ko W, Lazenby WD, Zelano JA, Isom OW, Krieger KH. Effects of shaving methods and intraoperative irrigation on suppurative mediastinitis after bypass operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1992;53(2):301-305.
This paper describes a prospective randomized trial examining two variables — hair removal by shaving (razor) vs. clipping, and use of povidone-iodine vs. saline for intraoperative irrigation — to determine the effects of these variables on the occurrence of postoperative suppurative mediastinitis.
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