Publications by authors named "Takarharu Kato"
Implementation of intraoperative wound irrigation with aqueous 10% povidone-iodine and triclosan-coated sutures is not effective for reducing the incidence of incisional surgical site infection after major hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery in patients with preoperative biliary drainage.
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- Patients undergoing major hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery with preoperative biliary drainage are at high risk for surgical site infections (SSIs).
- A study compared two groups of patients: one received standard saline irrigation and sutures, while the other received povidone-iodine irrigation and antibacterial sutures, to see which method reduced SSI rates.
- Although Cohort 2 (povidone-iodine and antibacterial sutures) had a lower SSI rate than Cohort 1, the difference was not statistically significant, indicating that the new method did not meaningfully improve outcomes.