Results 31 to 40 of about 982,608 (401)
Surgical Site Infection Prevention Following Spine Surgery
Global Spine Journal, 2020 Study Design: Literature review. Objectives: Surgical site infection (SSI) following spine surgery leads to significant patient morbidity, mortality, and increased health care costs.
I. Aleem, Lee A. Tan, A. Nassr, K. Riew
semanticscholar +1 more source
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.
Akoko, L.O. +3 more
core +2 more sources
Obesity as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection After Transperitoneal Cesarean Section
Sains Medika, 2018 Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the main complications that can increase morbidity and mortality in obese women after cesarean section. Surgical site infection can be caused by endogenous or exogenous factors. This was a case of a woman, G4P3A0,
Rahayu Rahayu
doaj +1 more source
Infection in prosthetic material [PDF]
, 2015 Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs when a wound created as part of a surgical procedure becomes infected. SSI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and occurs in approximately 5% of patients undergoing a surgical procedure. SSI may
Chetter, Ian, Smith, George
core +1 more source
Antibacterial prophylaxis of surgical site infections in oral surgery: not only and not always systemic antibiotics [PDF]
, 2015 Antibacterial prophylaxis is a set of treatment measures, including antibiotic prophylaxis, under surgeon’s responsibility. If local measures are always to be applied, antibiotic prophylaxis administration needs a careful case selection in order to avoid
Pippi, Roberto
core +1 more source
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020 Importance Following surgery to treat major trauma-related fractures, deep wound infection rates are high. It is not known if negative pressure wound therapy can reduce infection rates in this setting.
Matthew L. Costa +10 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Investigation of mediastinitis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci after cardiothoracic surgery. [PDF]
, 2006 Six cases of coagulase-negative staphylococcal mediastinitis were identified in the latter half of 1999. A new preoperative cleansing solution was suspected by hospital staff to be a factor in the outbreak.
Parsonnet, Julie +3 more
core +1 more source
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective The aim of this study was to assess utilization pattern of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical wards of Dil Chora Referral Hospital. Results Prophylactic antibiotics were given in all surgical procedures.
Yohanes Ayele, Henok Taye
doaj +1 more source
The inter-rater reliability of the diagnosis of surgical site infection in the context of a clinical trial. [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectivesThe diagnosis of surgical site infection following endoprosthetic reconstruction for bone tumours is frequently a subjective diagnosis. Large clinical trials use blinded Central Adjudication Committees (CACs) to minimise the variability and ...
Bhandari, M +13 more
core +1 more source
Surgical site infection following abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study
Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2019 Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common complications of abdominal surgery and is associated with substantial discomfort, morbidity and cost.
Aroub Alkaaki +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source