Brief Article
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2013; 5(4): 110-114
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.110
Efficacy of subcutaneous penrose drains for surgical site infections in colorectal surgery
Shinya Imada, Shingo Noura, Masayuki Ohue, Tatsushi Shingai, Toshinori Sueda, Kentaro Kishi, Terumasa Yamada, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Masahiko Yano, Osamu Ishikawa
Shinya Imada, Shingo Noura, Masayuki Ohue, Tatsushi Shingai, Toshinori Sueda, Kentaro Kishi, Terumasa Yamada, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Masahiko Yano, Osamu Ishikawa, Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka 537-8511, Japan
Author contributions: Imada S designed the review, collected the data, and drafted the manuscript; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
Correspondence to: Shingo Noura, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi, Higashinariku Osaka, Osaka 537-8511, Japan. noura-si@mc.pref.osaka.jp
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Received: July 24, 2012
Revised: January 14, 2013
Accepted: March 15, 2013
Published online: April 27, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: In this article, the authors investigated whether a subcutaneous penrose drain would decrease the superficial surgical site infection rate in elective colorectal surgery. Although penrose drain were not observed to significantly reduce superficial surgical site infection, there tended to be a reduced risk of superficial surgical site infection in the high superficial surgical site infection risk group(depth of subcutaneous tissue was over 20 mm).