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Michael Bigby, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2007;143(9):1180-1182.

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Commentary on: Randomized clinical trial of the effect of applying ointment to surgical wounds before occlusive dressing
Dixon AJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB
Br J Surg. 2006;93(8):937-943

Ointments are often applied to surgical wounds after clean cutaneous surgery in the belief that they speed and improve wound healing. The effectiveness of this practice was tested in a large randomized control trial.

Question: Does application of no ointment, paraffin ointment, or mupirocin ointment lower complication rates or improve wound healing after clean cutaneous surgery when occlusive dressings are applied?

Design: A blinded randomized clinical trial was undertaken to evaluate the effect of applying mupirocin ointment to a wound before occlusive dressing, in comparison with no ointment or sterile paraffin.

Setting: Skincanceronly Clinic, Geelong, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Patients: All patients were newly referred to the Skincanceronly Clinic from July 1, 2002, to December 31, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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AUTHOR INFORMATION
Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston