Early Bathing after Minor Skin Surgery in Dermatology Outpatients: Evaluation of its Influence on Surgical Site Infection

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  • Takahashi Akihito
    Division of Dermatology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
  • Miida Hiroshi
    Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
  • Tsuchiya Kazuo
    Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University
  • Takenouchi Tatsuya
    Division of Dermatology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital

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  • 皮膚科外来手術患者の術後早期入浴―手術部位感染との関連についての検討―
  • ヒフカ ガイライ シュジュツ カンジャ ノ ジュツゴ ソウキ ニュウヨク シュジュツ ブイ カンセン トノ カンレン ニ ツイテ ノ ケントウ

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It has recently been reported that early postoperative bathing is effective in promoting wound healing. We investigated 275 outpatients who had undergone minor skin surgery at the Niigata Cancer Center Hospital from February to August of 2007 in order to evaluate the factors influencing surgical site infection. The postoperative infection rate of the patients who had bathed and washed their surgical wounds on the day following surgery was significantly lower than the rate in patients who had not bathed (0.7% vs 7.5%, p=0.02);other factors such as sex, age, surgical sites, size of wound, sterilization, and season did not significantly affect the infection rate. Our results showed that early bathing and cleansing after minor skin surgery may be necessary for wound management as well as for improvement of quality of life.

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