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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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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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Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery for preventing surgical site infection (Review) [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Surgical site infection has been estimated to occur in about 15% of clean surgery and 30% of contaminated surgery cases. Using plastic adhesive drapes to protect the wound from organisms that may be present on the surrounding skin during ...
Alghamdi, Abdullah, Webster, Joan
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The Socioeconomic Impact of Surgical Site Infections [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Précis: Surgical site infections are an ever-increasing phenomenon worldwide due to different factors. This brief report aimeds to highlight at a glance, for both physicians and political and institutional leaders, the economic burden of surgical site infections.Objectives: This brief report aimed to highlight the economic burden of surgical site ...
Emmanuel Piednoir +5 more
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Risk factors for surgical site infection following total joint arthroplasty. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Currently, most hospitals in the United States are obliged to report infections that occur following total joint arthroplasty to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance.
Maltenfort, PhD, Mitchell +4 more
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Implant Prophylaxis: The Next Best Practice Toward Asepsis in Spine Surgery. [PDF]
, 2018 Study designA literature review.ObjectivesAn evaluation of the contaminants prevalent on implants used for surgery and the aseptic methods being employed against them.MethodsPubMed was searched for articles published between 2000 and 2017 for studies ...
Agarwal, Aakash +6 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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Surgical Site Infection: a Review [PDF]
, 2010 Infection of the spine may occur spontaneously, by direct hematogenous or contiguous spread from an area of infection, or secondarily to an inciting event such as trauma or spine operation.
Awe, Olatilewa, Harrop, James
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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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Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery: Who Is at Risk?
Global Spine Journal, 2018 Study Design: Retrospective literature review of spine surgical site infection (SSI). Objective: To perform a review of SSI risk factors and more specifically, categorize them into patient and surgical factors.
Reina Yao +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source