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Dexamethasone and Surgical-Site Infection
New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 The glucocorticoid dexamethasone prevents nausea and vomiting after surgery, but there is concern that it may increase the risk of surgical-site infection.In this pragmatic, international, noninferiority trial, we randomly assigned 8880 adult patients who were undergoing nonurgent, noncardiac surgery of at least 2 hours' duration, with a skin incision ...
Pauline Coutts +16 more
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Intraoperative Redosing of Cefazolin and Risk for Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
, 2001 Intraoperative redosing of prophylactic antibiotics is recommended for prolonged surgical procedures, although its efficacy has not been assessed. We retrospectively compared the risk of surgical site infections in 1,548 patients who underwent cardiac ...
Giorgio Zanetti +2 more
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Preventing Surgical Site Infections [PDF]
Clinical Medicine & Research, 2004 Over the past 50 years, increased interest in the discipline of surgical infection has resulted in advances in post-surgical infection control. Early investigations focused on the importance of anaerobic microflora to postoperative infection and paved the way for significant improvements in prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic treatment of surgical ...
Ronald Lee Nichols
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Surgical Site Infections: The Cutting Edge
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 2001 Surgical site infections are common and many are preventable. It is critical to understand the factors that influence these infections in order to create appropriate strategies to reduce this risk. Recent developments in this area and recommendations are presented.
Mark A. Malangoni
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Surgical site infection following appendectomy in children [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSurgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative complications after appendectomy leading to recurrent surgery, prolonged hospital stay, and the use of antibiotics.
Molla Azmeraw +6 more
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Patient Safety in Surgery, 2019 Background Surgical site infection is a common complication in women undergoing Caesarean section and the second most common cause of maternal mortality in obstetrics.
Fentahun Adane +4 more
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Surgical site infections [PDF]
South African Family Practice, 2014 No abstract available.
Rachel G. Khadaroo, Pang Y. Young
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Surgical Site Infection: Risk Factors Analysis [PDF]
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2023 Introduction:Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAI). They lead to prolonged stay, long-term disability, antimicrobial resistance, the additional financial burden to the healthcare system, the excessive cost
Anuja Jha, Manju Agarwal
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Global Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Among Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2023 Healthcare-associated infections pose one of the most severe threats to patients’ health and remain a major challenge for healthcare providers globally. Among healthcare-associated infections, surgical site infection is one of the most commonly reported ...
Dechassa Adere Mengistu +6 more
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2022 The aim of this paper was to provide a narrative review of surgical site infection after hernia surgery and the influence of perioperative preventative interventions.
R. Wilson, Yasser Farooque
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