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ROLE OF INCISIONAL VACUUM THERAPY IN ENDOPROSTHETIC BONE RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2023
Reconstructive surgery with endoprostheses is the chosen method for treating bone malignancies. Postoperative infections are frequent complications, and their treatment involves prolonged hospital stays and antibiotic therapy.
ANDRÉ MATHIAS BAPTISTA, ANDRÉ FERRARI DE FRANÇA DE CAMARGO, MARCELO TADEU CAIERO, JOSÉ SAINT CLAIR DE SOUSA TORRES FILHO, JORGE HENRIQUE NARCISO, MARCELA ROCHA DIAS SILVA   +5 more
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Perioperative infection prophylaxis and risk factor impact in colon surgery [PDF]

, 2000
Background: A prospective observational study was undertaken in 2,481 patients undergoing elective colon resection in 114 German centers to identify optimal drug and dosing modalities and risk factors for postoperative infection.
Rau, H. G., Zimmermann, A., Lachmann, A., Kohler, L., Mittelkotter, U., Kullmann, K. H., H.G. Rau, A. Lachmann, A. Zimmermann, K.H. Kullmann, U. Mittelkötter, L. Köhler   +11 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Cutting, K. F., Ousey, K., Rogers, A. A., Cutting, Keith, Rippon, Mark, Rippon, Mark G., Rogers, Alan A., Ousey, Karen   +7 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Infected Wound following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation using Simple Self-assembled System: A Case Report [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2014
Postoperative wound infection in an instrumented spine patient is often disastrous. Management includes implant removal leading to spine instability.
CW Chang, HZ Chan, SW Lim, EH Khoo, Zulkiflee O   +4 more
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Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Relation to Caesarean Wound Infection [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition among women, with approximately one third of those between 14 and 49 years of age screening positive for BV. A similar proportion of postmenopausal women also screen positive for BV.
Wael Haplas, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Emad Eltemamy Eltemamy, Rafaat Alkady   +3 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Postoperative Wound Complications Following Neurosurgical Procedures at Zagazig University Hospitals [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: Postoperative wound complications remain an important cause of morbidity after neurosurgery due to the proximity of surgical wounds to the central nervous system and cerebrospinal fluid pathways.
Mohammed Mohammed, Hosny Abd Allah Salama, Mahmoud Saeed Abo-Elkomsan, Mohammed El-Sayed   +3 more
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Parsonage-Turner Syndrome and Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy After Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Case of Marfan Syndrome

Arthroplasty Today, 2022
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a postoperative wound care method, which has recently become an ongoing field of research in hip and knee arthroplasty. We report the successful management of wound dehiscence and infection after THA in a case of
Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, MD, Mohammadreza Razzaghof, MD, MPH, Mohammad Ali Ghasemi, MD   +2 more
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Comparative Study of Single Dose Per-operative Metronidazole versus Multiple Doses Postoperative Metronidazole in Acute Non-Complicated Appendicitis: A View on Postoperative Complications [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2018
Background: It has now been proved by researches that per-operative single dose prophylactic antibiotics more crucial in preventing postoperative wound infection in elective cases and clean-contaminated cases like acutely inflamed non-perforated ...
Ebtisam K. Salih, Sawsen A. Ibrahem, Ahmed F. Jarullah, Qays A. Hassan   +3 more
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Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are complications of surgery that cause significant postoperative morbidity. SSI has been proposed as a potential indicator of the quality of care in the context of clinical governance and monitoring of the ...
Wilson, AP, Pearson, A. (Andrew), ZH Krukowski, Bruce, J, Krukowski, Zygmunt H., Gibbons, C., Pearson, A, Lamping, Donna Louise, Reeves, BC, AP Wilson, DL Lamping, J Wilson, Krukowski, ZH, Lamping, DL, J Carpenter, Krukowki, ZH, J Bruce, Carpenter, J., Gibbons, C, A Pearson, Wilson, J, Wilson, A. P. (A. Peter), BC Reeves, Reeves, B. C., Wilson, Jennie, RGN, C Gibbons, Bruce, J. (Julie), Carpenter, J   +27 more
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The use of topical sodium hypochlorite in the management of Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn wound infection [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of the study is: 1. To undertake a meta-analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn wound infection. 2. To undertake a retrospective audit of Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn wound infection at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. 3.
Coetzee, Emile
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