Comment on"Preoperative Single-dose Methylprednisolone Prevents Surgical Site Infections After Major Liver Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial": Preoperative Single-dose Methylprednisolone Prevents Surgical Site Infections or Protects the Hepatic Function

Ann Surg. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e906-e907. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004926.

Authors

Jun-Wei Zhang¹, Yan-Yu Wang, Lei Zhang, Yi-Yao Xu, Hai-Tao Zhao, Xin Lu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

PMID: 33938496
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004926

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Glucocorticoids
Hepatectomy / adverse effects
Humans
Liver
Methylprednisolone* / therapeutic use
Surgical Wound Infection* / prevention & control

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Methylprednisolone