Surgical Wound Classification and Surgical Site Infections in the Orthopaedic Patient
Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created a surgical wound classification system (SWC: I, clean; II, clean/contaminated; III, contaminated; and IV, dirty) to preemptively identify patients at risk of surgical site infection ...
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Bilateral periareolar hyperpigmentation after augmentation mammoplasty: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Complications arising from breast augmentation procedures are broadly categorized as either surgery-related or prosthesis-related. Many reports have described complications associated with breast augmentation.
Eun-Jung Yang+4 more
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Dialkylcarbamoyl chloride (DACC)-coated dressings in the management and prevention of wound infection: A systematic review [PDF]
Objective: Dialkylcarbomoyl chloride (DACC)-coated dressings (Leukomed Sorbact and Cutimed Sorbact) irreversibly bind bacteria at the wound surface that are then removed when the dressing is changed.
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The unequal surgical wound [PDF]
One of the not uncommon situations encountered during skin closure is a disparity between the lengths of the two sides of the wound. A technique that is a combination of the horizontal and vertical techniques of inserting subcuticular sutures is proposed. Along the longer wound edge, a horizontal bite is taken. This is followed by a vertical bite along
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Delayed wound repair in sepsis is associated with reduced local pro-inflammatory cytokine expression [PDF]
Sepsis is one of the main causes for morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Moreover, sepsis associated complications involving impaired wound healing are common.
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Surgical site infections – an updated review of guidelines in the light of new scientific data
Surgical site infections are important and still more growing burden in 2023. WHO estimated that SSIs are one of the most common and frequent healthcare associated infections (HAI), and in the world’s perspective, it can occur up to 10% after surgeries [
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Integrative approach to a patient following rumenotomy ˗ case report [PDF]
Concern with antimicrobial resistance in animal production systems increases the interest toward integrative therapies. The objective of the present report was to report an integrative approach to a goat undergoing rumenotomy.
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Fibrolipoma of the oral cavity: treatment choice in a case with an unusual location [PDF]
Fibro-lipoma has been infrequently found in the oral cavity. Clinical and histological features of an unusual case located alongside the lingual cortical of the mandible are reported.
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The detection of wound infection by ion mobility chemical analysis [PDF]
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.
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Primary extranodal diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma: Molecular features, treatment, and prognosis
One‐third of DLBCL arises from extranodal organs and is challenging to manage. Molecular features are critical to elucidate the differences in clinical features, predict the disease prognosis, and improve effective targeted therapeutic strategies. Abstract Diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma and ...
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