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Comparative Study
. 2009;125(13):1415-20.

[Surgical site infections at Töölö hospital and the dog days myth]

[Article in Finnish]
Virve Koljonen  1 , Erkki Tukiainen, Denise Pipping, Elina Kolho
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  • PMID: 19678497
Comparative Study

[Surgical site infections at Töölö hospital and the dog days myth]

[Article in Finnish]
Virve Koljonen et al. Duodecim. 2009.

Abstract

Introduction: In the Finnish folklore, the time from June 23 to August 23 has been called "rotten month" (dog days), whereupon wound healing is delayed due to infections.

Patients and methods: A retrospective comparison was made of surgical infections entered in the infections register at Töölö hospital over the dog days of 2002 to 2005.

Results: Of 49517 surgical operations, 8 % were performed during dog days, during which the number of contaminated and infected surgeries was higher.

Conclusions: The risk of deep surgery wound infection of organ infection during dog days is two times higher than at other times.

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