术后口服皮质类固醇对上肢手术中的感染率的影响

Nathan Khabyeh-Hasbani1, Yufan Yan1, Joshua M Cohen1

  • 1Montefiore Einstein, Bronx, NY, USA.

Hand (New York, N.Y.)
|November 30, 2024
PubMed
概括

手术后的口服皮质类固醇在成人上肢手术中是安全的,并且不会增加手术部位感染 (SSI) 的风险. 这种6天的低剂量疗法显示了与对照组相比较的SSI率,支持其使用.

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