Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Feb 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyLocally administered ketorolac and bupivacaine for control of postoperative pain in breast augmentation patients: part II. 10-day follow-up.
Previously, it was shown that locally applied intraoperative ketorolac and bupivacaine significantly reduced pain in the recovery room. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of the same solution over the first 10 days. ⋯ Locally applied, intraoperative ketorolac and bupivacaine significantly reduced pain for 5 days after surgery in women who had undergone primary breast augmentation.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jan 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialInfluence of povidone-iodine preoperative showers on skin colonization in elective plastic surgery procedures.
Preoperative showering with antiseptic skin cleansers is common in elective operations, although the value of this procedure in reducing surgical wound infections has not been established. The authors designed a prospective study to assess the influence of povidone-iodine preoperative showers on skin colonization in elective plastic surgery procedures. ⋯ Single preoperative povidone-iodine showers are effective in reducing staphylococcal skin colonization before elective clean plastic surgical procedures on the thorax and abdomen.