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Polymicrobial Infection (Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative) Exacerbates Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in a Conscious Swine Extremity Trauma Model

Pathophysiology
Background/Objectives: Extremity trauma represents a significant proportion of battlefield injuries and is prevalent in polytraumatized patients from accidents.
Catharina C. Gaeth, Travis R. Madaris, Jamila M. Duarte, Amber M. Powers, Christina M. Sandoval, Stefanie M. Shiels, Randolph Stone   +6 more
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Surveillance of surgical site infections: methodical comparison of the IQTIG and KISS strategies

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2021
Aim: In 2017, the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Healthcare (IQTIG) introduced a quality assurance system for the surveillance of surgical site infections (SSI) on behalf the Federal Joint Committee.
Rittmeier, Sascha, Waeschle, Reiner M., Artelt, Tanja, Fehling, Patrick, Suckow, Arnt, Siess, Martin, Scheithauer, Simone   +6 more
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Modeling Sepsis: Establishment and Validation of a 72-Hour Swine Model of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

Medicina
Background/Objectives: Fecal peritonitis following penetrating abdominal trauma is a serious condition that often results in sepsis and organ failure.
Catharina Gaeth, Travis R. Madaris, Jamila Duarte, Alvaro Rodriguez, Matthew D. Wegner, Amber Powers, Randolph Stone   +6 more
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Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]

, 1990
Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR, Holley, JL, Lopatin, WB, Shapiro, R, Starzl, TE, Tzakis, AG   +5 more
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Stressful Events Reported by Childhood Cancer Survivors and Community Controls From the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cohort: A Mixed Method Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Characterizing stressful events reported by childhood cancer survivors experienced throughout the lifespan may help improve trauma‐informed care relevant to the survivor experience. Methods Participants included 2552 survivors (54% female; 34 years of age) and 469 community controls (62% female; 33 years of age) from the St.
Megan E. Ware, Colter K. Clayton, Fang Wang, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, Victoria Willard, Katianne M. Howard Sharp, Kevin Krull, Lindsay F. Schwartz, Melissa M. Hudson, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kirsten K. Ness, Rachel T. Webster   +13 more
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Evaluation of Emerging Technologies to Aid in the Detection and Diagnosis of Acute Extremity Compartment Syndrome

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: The diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of the extremities is typically based on subjective clinical signs and symptoms, highlighting the need for user-friendly diagnostic tools to improve accuracy and reliability.
Catharina Gaeth, Daniel J. Cognetti, Stefanie M. Shiels, Kinton Armmer, Amber M. Powers, Robert V. Hainline, Thomas J. Walters, Robert J. Moritz   +7 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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Haavasidoksen vaihto kirurgiseen haavaan : Opetusvideo keskivaiheen sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoille [PDF]

, 2018
Tuotokseen painottuvan opinnäytetyön tarkoituksena oli tuottaa Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulun kirurgisen hoitotyön keskivaiheen sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoille opetusvideo, aiheesta haavasidoksen vaihto kirurgiseen haavaan.
Clever, Guido H., Holstein, Julian, Schulte, Thorben R.   +2 more
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Utility of Computed Tomography Surveillance of Asymptomatic Infection in Children and Young Adults Before Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Asymptomatic infection poses a significant risk for children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Pre‐transplant surveillance computed tomography (CT) is commonly used to identify occult infection, though its diagnostic yield remains uncertain.
Tyler Obermark, Pradipta Debnath, Rama S. Ayyala, Lara A. Danziger‐Isakov, Jane Koo, Kasiani C. Myers, William R. Otto, Aki Tanimoto, Andrew T. Trout, Cara E. Morin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring quality of life, physical and psychosocial morbidity for patients with non-infected wounds: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2014
This article reports on the results of a pilot study exploring health-related quality of life and the experience of being resilient in patients who develop acute, non-infected surgical wounds.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen, Stephenson, John   +2 more
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