Infection after hand surgery.
Postoperative infections are uncommon after hand surgery. Infection can delay recovery and contribute to scarring and stiffness. Measures intended to reduce the risk of infection after hand surgery include hand washing, skin preparation, sterile technique, and prophylactic antibiotics. The role of prophylactic antibiotics for small, clean, elective hand surgery procedures lasting less than 2 hours is debated.
Hand Surgery Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Wang Ambulatory Care Center 435, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: keberlin@mgh.harvard.edu.
Kyle R
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Hand Surgery Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Yawkey 2C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Hand infections; Perioperative antibiotics; Postoperative infection; Prophylactic measures; Surgical site infection