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Published: Dec 2015
ACE Report #8216
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Saline solution reduces reoperation compared to soap in irrigation of open fractures

Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A Trial of Wound Irrigation in Initial Management of Open Fracture Wounds

N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 31;373(27):2629-41

Contributing Authors: KJ Jeray G Guyatt E Schemitsch P Tornetta S Sprague B Petrisor S Papp PJ Devereaux C Jones GJ Della Rocca D Heels-Ansdell FLOW Investigators Bhandari M J Anglen H Krefer S Liew P Mckay P Sancheti TB Stone SL Tanner T Tufescu S Walter

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