A mixed-methods feasibility and external pilot study to inform a large pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effects of surgical wound dressing strategies on surgical site infections (Bluebelle Phase B): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Bluebelle Study Group, Reeves BC, Andronis L, Blazeby JM, Blencowe NS, Calvert M, Coast J, Draycott T, Donovan JL, Gooberman-Hill R, Longman RJ, Magill L, Mathers JM, Pinkney TD, Rogers CA, Rooshenas L, Torrance A, Welton NJ, Woodward M, Ashton K, Bera KD, Clayton GL, Culliford LA, Dumville JC, Elliott D, Ellis L, Gould-Brown H, Macefield RC, McMullan C, Pope C, Siassakos D, Strong S, Talbot H

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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5
Published: 2017 Aug 29
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5,
  title = {A mixed-methods feasibility and external pilot study to inform a large pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effects of surgical wound dressing strategies on surgical site infections (Bluebelle Phase B): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.},
  author = {Bluebelle Study Group and Reeves BC and Andronis L and Blazeby JM and Blencowe NS and Calvert M and Coast J and Draycott T and Donovan JL and Gooberman-Hill R and Longman RJ and Magill L and Mathers JM and Pinkney TD and Rogers CA and Rooshenas L and Torrance A and Welton NJ and Woodward M and Ashton K and Bera KD and Clayton GL and Culliford LA and Dumville JC and Elliott D and Ellis L and Gould-Brown H and Macefield RC and McMullan C and Pope C and Siassakos D and Strong S and Talbot H},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Trials},
  doi = {10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A mixed-methods feasibility and external pilot study to inform a large pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effects of surgical wound dressing strategies on surgical site infections (Bluebelle Phase B): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
AU  - Bluebelle Study Group
AU  - Reeves BC
AU  - Andronis L
AU  - Blazeby JM
AU  - Blencowe NS
AU  - Calvert M
AU  - Coast J
AU  - Draycott T
AU  - Donovan JL
AU  - Gooberman-Hill R
AU  - Longman RJ
AU  - Magill L
AU  - Mathers JM
AU  - Pinkney TD
AU  - Rogers CA
AU  - Rooshenas L
AU  - Torrance A
AU  - Welton NJ
AU  - Woodward M
AU  - Ashton K
AU  - Bera KD
AU  - Clayton GL
AU  - Culliford LA
AU  - Dumville JC
AU  - Elliott D
AU  - Ellis L
AU  - Gould-Brown H
AU  - Macefield RC
AU  - McMullan C
AU  - Pope C
AU  - Siassakos D
AU  - Strong S
AU  - Talbot H
PY  - 2017
JO  - Trials
DO  - 10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5
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Group, B. S., BC, R., L, A., JM, B., NS, B., M, C., J, C., T, D., JL, D., R, G., RJ, L., L, M., JM, M., TD, P., CA, R., L, R., A, T., NJ, W., M, W., K, A., KD, B., GL, C., LA, C., JC, D., D, E., L, E., H, G., RC, M., C, M., C, P., D, S., S, S., & H, T. (2017). A mixed-methods feasibility and external pilot study to inform a large pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effects of surgical wound dressing strategies on surgical site infections (Bluebelle Phase B): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2102-5

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