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Preventing and treating surgical site infection in patients with spinal metastatic disease [PDF]

, 2013
Surgery to remove secondary spinal tumours is often necessary to relieve symptoms associated with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). However, such individuals are at high risk of surgical site infection (SSI).
Lui, Steve, Atkinson, Ross, Ousey, Karen
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Results from the second Scottish national prevalence survey: the changing epidemiology of healthcare-associated infection in Scotland [PDF]

, 2012
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a recognized public health problem worldwide. Point prevalence surveys (PPSs) can be used to measure the burden of all HAI types.
Fleming, S., Reilly, Jacqui; id_orcid, Hewitt, D., Williams, C., Reilly, J., Robertson, C., Lawder, R., Malcolm, W., Malcolm, William, Fleming, S, Cairns, Shona, Robertson, Chris, Nathwani, D., Cairns, S., Nathwani, Dilip   +14 more
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Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common source of morbidity among operated patients. At Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), studies indicate that the rate of SSI has been increasing over the past thirty years.
Mbembati, NM, Akoko, L.O., Fredrick, F, Mbembati, N.M., Akoko, LO, Mwanga, AH, Fredrick, F., Mwanga, A.H.   +7 more
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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.
Leaper, David J., Ousey, Karen, Leaper, David   +2 more
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The effect of triclosan coated sutures on rate of Surgical Site Infection after hip and knee replacement : a protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: 187,000 hip and knee joint replacements are performed every year in the National Health Service (NHS). One of the commonest complications is surgical site infection (SSI), and this represents a significant burden in terms of patient ...
Reed, Mike R., Parsons, Nicholas R., Andrew P Sprowson, Roland Pratt, Asaad, Seif, Kevin Emmerson, Seif Asaad, Scott Muller, Cyrus D Jensen, Nick Parsons, Pratt, Roland, Muller, Scott, Mike R Reed, Ian Carluke, Paul Partington, Jensen, Cyrus D., Partington, Paul, Carluke, Ian, Sprowson, Andrew P., Emmerson, Kevin   +19 more
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Understanding effective management of postoperative wounds [PDF]

, 2013
Acute surgical wounds generally heal with no problems. However, some wounds blister around the periwound area and surgical site infection postoperatively, partly due to inappropriate choice of wound dressing.
Ousey, Karen, Roberts, Peter
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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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Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: There is a great need for safe surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa, but a major difficulty of performing surgery in this region is the high risk of post-operative surgical site infection (SSI).
David M. Karuri, Aiken, Alexander M, Karuri, David M, Karuri, David M., Jana Macleod, Macleod, Jana, Anthony K. Wanyoro, Wanyoro, Anthony K., Aiken, Alexander M., Alexander M. Aiken, Wanyoro, Anthony K   +10 more
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The effect of high dose antibiotic impregnated cement on rate of surgical site infection after hip hemiarthroplasty for fractured neck of femur : a protocol for a double-blind quasi randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Mortality following hip hemiarthroplasty is in the range of 10-40% in the first year, with much attributed to post-operative complications.
Reed, Mike R., Jones, Simon M. G., Parsons, Nicholas R., Andrew P Sprowson, Dominic Inman, Inman, Dominic, Cyrus D Jensen, Nick Parsons, Murty, Aradhyula N., Gupta, Sanjay (Researcher in medicine), Sanjay Gupta, Mike R Reed, Jensen, Cyrus D., Aradhyula N Murty, Sprowson, Andrew P., Simon MG Jones   +15 more
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Meta-analysis of preoperative antiseptic bathing in the prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2006
Background: Preoperative bathing with an antiseptic solution is widely used to prevent surgical site infection, but trial results are conflicting. Methods: Trials were identified by searches of Medline, Embase and the Cochrane controlled trials register.
Osborne, S., Osborne, Sonya, Webster, J., Webster, Joan   +3 more
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