Standard perioperative management in gastrointestinal surgery.

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Published in Langenbecks Arch Surg on March 30, 2011

Authors

Marian Grade1, Michael Quintel, B Michael Ghadimi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Cloths Reduce Surgical Site Infections | NCT02385708

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