title: A novel system for the irrigation of open fractures.
abstract: It is accepted that a good washout of contaminated wounds with copious fluids reduces the rate of infection. We describe a simple method of rapidly irrigating wounds with high volumes of fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 2QZ, Suffolk, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karuppasamy
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: LeF Porteous
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*