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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preoperative Antisepsis with Combination Chlorhexidine and Povidone-Iodine

open access: yesThe Surgery Journal, 2016
Importance Effective preoperative antisepsis is recognized to prevent surgical site infection (SSI), although the definitive method is unclear. Many have compared chlorhexidine (CHG) with povidone-iodine (PVI), but there is emerging evidence for ...
Benjamin M. Davies, Hiren C. Patel
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Lessons from the history and philosophy of science regarding the Research Assessment Exercise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Research Assessment Exercise (henceforth abbreviated to RAE) was introduced in 1986 by Thatcher, and was continued by Blair. So it has now been running for 21 years.
Gillies, D.
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Skin antisepsis for reducing central venous catheter-related infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: The central venous catheter (CVC) is a device used for many functions, including monitoring haemodynamic indicators and administering intravenous medications, fluids, blood products and parenteral nutrition.
Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn   +5 more
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Maggots as potential vector for pathogen transmission and consequences for infection control in waste management

open access: yesGMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2015
Background and aims: Debridement therapy with sterile bred larvae in non-healing wounds is a widely accepted safe and efficient treatment modality. However, during application in the contaminated wound bed microbial contamination with potential microbial
Daeschlein, Georg   +6 more
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Fire in the Operating Room During Hypospadias Repair [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Fire in the operating room (OR) is a very distressful and shocking occurrence with potential dramatic consequences. Despite safety rules and rigorous recommendations, such unintentional events do occur every so often.
Boscarelli, Alessandro   +5 more
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Microbiological Analysis of Surgeons’ Hands in a Public Hospital in São Luis, Maranhão State, Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2023
Antisepsis of the hands of medical personnel is one of the most important steps in the process of patient care, since direct contact can cause the cross-transfer of potentially pathogenic microorganisms at surgical sites.
Artur Serra Neto   +5 more
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ANTISEPSIS THROUGH INTRAVENOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR VIA FOR MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION

open access: yesRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2006
: The skin shelters vast micro biota, which could penetrate more internal, layers during the medicine application through parenteral via, therefore the importance of antisepsis for this procedure.
Shirley Ribeiro Cardoso   +5 more
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Post-surgical complications of median nerve release at the wrist level

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel. The diagnosis is clinical and based on the presence of characteristic signs and symptoms.
Julia Brasileiro de Faria Cavalcante   +4 more
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Beyond antisepsis: Examining the relevance of the works of Joseph Baron Lister to the contemporary surgeon-scientist

open access: yesIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2014
As the father of antispesis, the legacy of Joseph Baron Lister is assured and his influence on the development of contemporary surgical practice is recognised in the context of his achievement of predictable, infection-free surgery.
Graeme E. Glass
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Proinflammatory response of canine trophoblasts to Brucella canis infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Brucella canis infection is an important cause of late-term abortion in pregnant bitches. The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to B. canis–induced abortion are unknown, but heavily infected trophoblasts are consistently observed.
Baldi, Pablo Cesar   +4 more
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