[Late postoperative wound infection].
In a retrospective study during the last ten years of postoperative wound infections, six cases of late infections were found with a maximum latency of 30 years. A combination of non-absorbable suture materials together with underlying disease seems to have initiated the late formation of wound abscesses. The use of non-absorbable suture seems to involve a life long risk of infection.
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Raahave
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Göte
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D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors
Sene postoperative sårinfektioner.