title: Healing initial of appendectomy infection wounds with aggressive washing method.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of mortality, despite medical advances it continues to be a major problem.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The main goal of this study was healing initial of appendectomy infection wounds with aggressive washing method.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is a semiexperimental investigation which was performed on 300 patients with perforated appendicitis and infected ulcers who were selected randomly during 2001-2005. Patients were investigated with aggressive washing and primary repair, and necessary data was collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From all patients, 284 were improved, and 16 cases were complicated, from them 10 patients in the first week, 4 patients in the second week, and 2 patients in the third week had ulcer infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed that aggressive washing method is an effective technique in patients with perforated appendicitis and wound infection.
authors.affiliation: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Feizi
authors.affiliation: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Poorfarzan
authors.affiliation: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shahbazzadegan
authors.affiliation: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Firouz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amani
keywords: Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Wound Infection