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Cutting the Cord: A Case of Late Presenting Driveline Infection [PDF]
, 2020 Ventricular assist device (VAD) related infection, specifically driveline infection, is a common complication after VAD implantation. A 45-year old patient with a delayed skin infection at the site of the original driveline nearly one year after VAD ...
Eyadiel, Lauren +2 more
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Methods for identifying surgical wound infection after discharge from hospital: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Wound infections are a common complication of surgery that add significantly to the morbidity of patients and costs of treatment. The global trend towards reducing length of hospital stay post-surgery and the increase in day case surgery ...
AJ Mangram +19 more
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Preventing infection in general surgery: improvements through education of surgeons by surgeons. [PDF]
, 2011 Surgical patients are at particular risk of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) due to the presence of a surgical site leading to surgical site infection (SSI), and because of the need for intravascular access resulting in catheter-related bloodstream
Corrigan, Mark A +6 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2018 Objectives: To compare antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing frequency ofpostoperative surgical site wound infection rate in low risk laparoscopic cholecystectomywith controls. Study design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Department of Surgery,Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Duration of study: This study was conducted from11-07-2015 to 10-
Syed Muhammad Nauman +3 more
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Intraoperative Redosing of Cefazolin and Risk for Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
, 2011 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 ...
Giardina, Richard +2 more
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The detection of wound infection by ion mobility chemical analysis [PDF]
, 2020 Surgical site infection represents a large burden of care in the National Health Service. Current methods for diagnosis include a subjective clinical assessment and wound swab culture that may take several days to return a result.
Bechar, Janak +4 more
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Journal of Education, Health and SportSurgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a significant complication of invasive surgical procedures, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs globally.
Kinga Rogowska +9 more
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Infections in breast implants: a review with a focus on developing Countries [PDF]
, 2014 The risk of surgical site infection is always present in surgery; the use of prosthetic materials is linked to an increased possibility of infection.
Abbinante, Giulia +7 more
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Validation of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection and noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUNDFew studies have validated ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection (SSI), and none have validated coding for noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy.OBJECTIVESTo determine the accuracy of International Classification of ...
Ball, Kelly E +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Objective: To determine the incidence of surgical site infection in patients undergoing craniotomy and to compare 12-month and 3-month post-discharge surveillance periods in terms of their impact on the incidence of surgical site infection in those ...
Silvana Torres +2 more
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