… is not significantly less than with non-prosthetic surgical procedures (3). … collagen tampons
in the prevention of postoperative infections, two groups of patients who have had prosthetic …

… carrier systems, such as the gentamicin-collagen implant, is a potential avenue for SSI
reduction… , their use in the presence of other surgical prostheses has not been formally evaluated. …

… The estimated total cost savings … lower SSI rates in our institution. In earlier studies conducted
on the use of Collatamp G in reducing SSI, Musella et al 10 examined its use in prosthetic …

… /collagen sponges may reduce the frequency of SSIs after cardiac but not colorectal surgical
… of gentamicin/collagen sponges and SSIs across different types of surgical operations. de …

… were used: (gentamicin OR aminoglycoside) AND (sponge OR collagen). There was no …
The remaining studies analyzed GCS results in other types of surgery, including orthopedic (hip …

… reduce SSI, we applied a gentamicin-impregnated collagen … a matrix of purified bovine
collagen type I impregnated with 2.0… enzymatic breakdown of the collagen sponge, presenting a …

… The shorter stay may be due to a lower SSI rate in GCS-treated patients. … collagen sponge
without gentamicin, and collagen is usually not used alone around the anastomoses. Collagen …

… disease is associated with a high rate of wound infection and recurrences. This randomized,
… -containing collagen sponge (Collatamp ® ) in reducing the wound infection rate and …

… accommodate the tails of prosthesis. The dissection should be … be a rate limiting factor in
the synthesis of collagen during … antibiotic that is of aminoglycoside family produced by the …