The effect of hair on infection after cranial surgery.

Bekar A., Korfali E., Dogan S., Yilmazlar S., Baskan Z., Aksoy K.

Acta neurochirurgica, cilt.143, sa.6, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 143 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s007010170057
  • Dergi Adı: Acta neurochirurgica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective, Reports of large series of patients who had undergone successful cranial neurosurgery without hair removal led part of our team to abandon the practice of shaving patients' heads preoperatively. The aim of this study was to assess whether this change in routine, which was implemented in 1992, has affected the rate of postoperative infection in our cranial surgery patients.