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Dexamethasone and Surgical-Site Infection

open access: yesNew 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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Surgical Site Infections: The Cutting Edge

open access: bronzeInfectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1998
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 Prevention: A Review.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2023
Importance Approximately 0.5% to 3% of patients undergoing surgery will experience infection at or adjacent to the surgical incision site. Compared with patients undergoing surgery who do not have a surgical site infection, those with a surgical site ...
Jessica L. Seidelman   +2 more
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Surgical Site Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2021
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common and most costly health care-associated infections, leading to adverse patient outcomes and death. Wound contamination occurs with each incision, but proven strategies exist to decrease the risk of SSI. In particular, improved adherence to evidence-based preventive measures related to appropriate
Jessica, Seidelman, Deverick J, Anderson
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