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Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose of review: surgical site infection (SSI) is a common health care associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable health care resources.
Astagneau, Bayat, Blackham, Bonds, Bunn, Cabaluna, Daoud, Darouiche, Edmiston, Fry, Gheorghe, Grauhan, Jakobsson, Kamel, Kent, Kirby, Krieger, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Leaper, Lyytikainen, Matatov, Melling, Pauli, Pinkney, Richet, Sanchez-Manuel, Stannard, Strecker, Tanner, Tanner, Taylor, Thibon, Togioka, Turtiainen, Ubbink, Wang, Webster, Williams, Yokoe   +42 more
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Bacterial Growth Kinetics under a Novel Flexible Methacrylate Dressing Serving as a Drug Delivery Vehicle for Antiseptics [PDF]

, 2013
A flexible methacrylate powder dressing (Altrazeal®) transforms into a wound contour conforming matrix once in contact with wound exudate. We hypothesised that it may also serve as a drug delivery vehicle for antiseptics.
Archibald, Assadian, Axel Kramer, Beldon, Braga, Chen, Christina Forstner, Clark, Cutting, David Leaper, Deitch, Disemond, Eberlein, Fang, Fitzgerald, Henry-Stanley, Hirsch, Johannes Leitgeb, Keith Cutting, Kim, Lalani, Leaper, Leaper, Migliaresi, Minnich, Nathan, Nordmann, Ojan Assadian, Rupert Schuster, Sibbald, Tsou, Vanscheidt, Verena Dosch, Wang, Winter   +34 more
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Topical Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids for the Treatment of Dry Eye – Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Masked-Observer Study

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022
Thomas Kaercher,1 Elisabeth M Messmer,2,3 Thomas Berninger,4 Klaudia K Huber-van der Velden,5 Raphaela Geiger,6 Pauline Cipriano-Bonvin,7 Christina Jacobi8,9 1Augenarztpraxis, Heidelberg, Germany; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilian ...
Kaercher T, Messmer EM, Berninger T, Huber-van der Velden KK, Geiger R, Cipriano-Bonvin P, Jacobi C   +6 more
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Interventions for preventing oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment [PDF]

, 2003
Background: Treatment of cancer with chemotherapy is becoming increasingly more effective but is associated with short and long-term side effects. Oral side effects remain a major source of illness despite the use of a variety of agents to prevent them ...
Bryan, Gemma, Clarkson, Jan E., Furness, Susan, Glenny, Anne-Marie, Khalid, Tasneem, Littlewood, Anne, McCabe, Martin G., Meyer, Stefan, Worthington, Helen V.   +8 more
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Fire in the Operating Room During Hypospadias Repair [PDF]

, 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, Ceccanti, Silvia, Cervellone, Alice, Cozzi, Denis A., Frediani, Simone, Pesce, Maria Vittoria   +5 more
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Hydrogen Peroxide Wound Irrigation in Orthopaedic Surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
As the burden of deep hardware infections continues to rise in orthopaedics, there is increasing interest in strategies for more effective debridement of colonized tissues and biofilm.
Hansen, Erik Nathan, Lu, Min
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Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]

, 1994
To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
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Povidone-iodine Does Not Affect Acellular Dermal Matrix Integration in Patients Undergoing 2-staged, Prepectoral, Breast Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Background:. Povidone-iodine has been traditionally used as an antimicrobial agent to irrigate the breast pocket and rinse the prosthesis before placement in the pocket. Use of povidone-iodine with breast implants was banned from 2000 to 2017.
Allen Gabriel, MD, FACS, Steven Sigalove, MD, FACS, Maci Pfaffenberger, PA-C, Elizabeth Eldenburg, PA-C, Rebecca Gold, BS, Erin O’Rorke, BS, G. Patrick Maxwell, MD, FACS   +6 more
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About the possibility of using povidone iodine in surgical practice

Амбулаторная хирургия, 2021
Antiseptics are an integral part of modern medicine in the treatment and prevention of infection. Antiseptics are used as a local treatment for infected wounds. They are microbicidal and have a broader spectrum of antimicrobial activity than antibiotics.
A. M. Morozov, M. A. Belyak
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Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update [PDF]

, 2004
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
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