Intraoperative Wound Lavage System for Deep Neck Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract

Introduction Multiple solutions are currently used to cleanse a deep neck infection (DNI), and a variety of devices are available to deliver wound irrigation solutions. An essential difference between these devices is the pressure that the irrigation solution exerts over the wound tissue.

Keywords

• debridement
• infection
• lavage
• neck
• surgical wound
• deep neck infection