title: Postoperative infection in hand surgery. Cause, prevention, and treatment.
abstract: The consequences of postoperative infection in hand surgery are fortunately uncommon but can lead to severe disability. This article reviews the pathogenesis of infections and the role of antibiotics, skin preparation, and surgical technique in the development and prevention of infection. The final sections discuss the roles that different disease states and different types of surgery have on the risk of postoperative infection.
authors.affiliation: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*