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T1  - Evaluating complications in below-knee skin cancer surgery after introduction of preoperative appointments : A 2-year retrospective cohort study 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/322844 
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A1  - Lindholm, Vivian M.; Isoherranen, Kirsi M.; Schröder, Marika T.; Pitkänen, Sari T. 
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Y1  - 2020 
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AB  - Below-knee dermatological surgery has a high risk of complications such as wound infection, bleeding, and necrosis. In this study, we evaluated the impact of preoperative appointments on complication risks. We searched the medical records of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUS) Dermatosurgery unit for all below-knee surgeries during 2016, when no preoperative nurse appointments were carried out, and compared it with 2018, when preoperative appointments for risk patients were introduced... 
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KW  - below-knee; dermatological surgery; preoperative evaluation; prevention; wound healing; SURGICAL SITE INFECTION; LOWER LEG DEFECTS; DERMATOLOGICAL SURGERY; WOUND INFECTIONS; RISK-FACTORS; PREVENTION; MANAGEMENT; ABSENCE; GRAFTS; REPAIR; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine 
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