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Correlation between peri-operative blood transfusion and post-operative infective complication

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Nosocomial infections are the most frequent complications observed in surgical patients. In recent years reductions of post-operative infections have been mostly due to a correct use of prophylactic measures such as pre-operative selective bowel decontamination, adequate antibiotic prophylaxis, and better anaesthetic and intensive care management.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Pavia in Varese, Varese, Italy

    Lorenzo Dominioni, Angelo Benevento, Giulio Carcano, Giuseppe Peloni, Francesca A. Rovera & Renzo Dionigi

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Dominioni, L., Benevento, A., Carcano, G., Peloni, G., Rovera, F.A., Dionigi, R. (1999). Correlation between peri-operative blood transfusion and post-operative infective complication. In: Zanella, E. (eds) Advances in Abdominal Surgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4469-8_2

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