Primary versus delayed primary closure of laparotomy wounds in children following typhoid ileal perforation in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Akan W Inyang (Author), Usang E Usang (Author), Ademola O Talabi (Author), Lofty-John C Anyanwu (Author), Oludayo A Sowande (Author), Olusanya Adejuyigbe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The optimal management strategy for dirty abdominal wounds has yet to be determined, but studies indicate that delayed primary closure (DPC) may be a reliable method of reducing surgical site infection (SSI) rate in these wounds. In this study, of dirty laparotomy wounds following typhoi...