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SUBMITTER: Minor S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7106678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Minor Samuel S Brown Carl J CJ Rooney Paul S PS Hodde Jason P JP Julien Lisa L Scott Tracy M TM Karimuddin Ahmer A AA Raval Manoj J MJ Phang P Terry PT
BMC surgery 20200330 1
<h4>Background</h4>Single-stage repair of incisional hernias in contaminated fields has a high rate of surgical site infection (30-42%) when biologic grafts are used for repair. In an attempt to decrease this risk, a novel graft incorporating gentamicin into a biologic extracellular matrix derived from porcine small intestine submucosa was developed.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective, multicenter, single-arm observational study was designed to determine the incidence of surgical site infection fol ...[more]