Key references: Management of surgical wounds

  • Dumville JC, Gray TA, Walter CJ, Sharp CA, Page T, Macefield R, et al. Dressings for the prevention of surgical site infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016;12:CD003091. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27996083
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment. Clinical guideline [CG74]. London: NICE; 2008. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg74
  • Yao K, Bae L, Yew WP. Post-operative wound management. Aust Fam Physician 2013;42(12):867–70. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24324988