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The OneTogether collaborative approach to reduce the risk of surgical site infection: identifying the challenges to assuring best practice [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) account for 16% of healthcare associated infections, and are associated with considerable morbidity, mortality and increased costs of care.
Gallagher, Rose, Neachell, Jonathan, Stott, Dawn, Topley, Katherine, Wilson, Jennie   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Benzalkonium Chloride Allergy Mimicking Tattoo Infection

Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
Juliette Caron, Florence Libon, Christine Delebarre‐Sauvage   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term follow‐up of a randomized, double‐blind, phase III, multi‐centre study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of field‐directed photodynamic therapy (PDT) of mild to moderate actinic keratosis using BF‐200 ALA versus placebo and the BF‐RhodoLED® lamp

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Follow‐up data 6 and 12 months after field‐directed photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) in a phase III study. Sustained participant complete clearance. Participants who showed clinical complete clearance of AK lesions 12 weeks after PDT were assessed for recurrences.
U. Reinhold, W. G. Philipp‐Dormston, T. Dirschka, R. Ostendorf, R. Aschoff, C. Berking, A. Jäger, B. Schmitz, M. Foguet, R.‐M. Szeimies   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyester Mesh Dressings Reduce Delayed Wound Healing and Reoperations Compared with Silver-Impregnated Occlusive Dressings after Knee Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2020
Background: New dressings aimed at reducing surgical wound complications after knee arthroplasty continue to evolve. We compared wound complications and reoperations between 2 dressings: 2-octyl cyanoacrylate adhesive and polyester mesh (Dermabond ...
Forrest L. Anderson, MD, Carl L. Herndon, MD, Akshay Lakra, BSc, MBBS, MS, Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, H. John Cooper, MD, Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD   +5 more
doaj  

Plantar warts treated with topical adapalene

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2011
Background: Treatment of plantar warts caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) strain types 1, 2 and 4 is often difficult and a challenging problem. Various therapeutic modalities available for treating this problem have not been uniformly successful ...
Ramji Gupta
doaj   +1 more source

Development of protocol for reduction in central line associated blood stream infections [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) are a highly expensive and deadly hospital associated infections (HAIs). Recent studies focus on reducing the CLABSI rate in both intensive care units (ICUs) and non-intensive care ...
Sundermann, Alexander
core  

Pyoderma gangrenosum and spider bites: a case series

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Luca Rapparini, Michelangelo La Placa, Giorgio De Benedetto, Yuri Merli, Annalucia Virdi, Cosimo Misciali, Federico Bardazzi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of Bubble‐Blowing as a Distraction Technique During Pediatric Intravenous Cannulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pediatric Anesthesia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Intravenous cannulation is a standard but potentially painful procedure. Distraction techniques can alleviate this discomfort by shifting attention from perceived pain. Bubble‐blowing is an active distraction technique that combines breathing exercises and play therapy to alleviate pain and anxiety.
McKenna Postles, Nicholas West, Lindy Moxham, Jenna Ramji, Jade Palm, Christa Morrison, Matthias Görges, James Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) can act as a penetration enhancer for topically applied substances

GMS German Medical Science, 2008
Background: Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) irradiation has been shown to enhance penetration of clinically used topically applied substances in humans through investigation of functional effects of penetrated substances like vasoconstriction by ...
Sterry, Wolfram, Ackermann, Hanns, Hoffmann, Gerd, Schanzer, Sabine, Meyer, Lars, Grone, Diego, Otberg, Nina, Lademann, Jürgen   +7 more
doaj  

RaggeDi: Diffusion-based State Estimation of Disordered Rags, Sheets, Towels and Blankets [PDF]

arXiv
Cloth state estimation is an important problem in robotics. It is essential for the robot to know the accurate state to manipulate cloth and execute tasks such as robotic dressing, stitching, and covering/uncovering human beings. However, estimating cloth state accurately remains challenging due to its high flexibility and self-occlusion.
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