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Bacteria Sensitivity Pattern of Caesarean Section Wound on Selected Antibiotics in Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin

Berkala Kedokteran, 2020
: A cesarean delivery increases the risk of wound infection it should be prevented by using antibiotics. This study was to determine the pattern of bacterial sensitivity in surgical wounds of cesarean section patients for selected antibiotics, i.e ...
Nurhafizah Rafiani, Renny Aditya, Noor Muthmainah   +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, APR Wilson, DH Mitchell, DL Sackett, Emily S Petherick, F Hadden, F Martini, J Bruce, Jane E Dalton, JJ Luime, JM Last, K Sands, K Sands, KE Sands, M Seaman, M Whitby, Nicky Cullum, P Whiting, Peter J Moore, SM Teutsch   +19 more
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Not-so-minor injuries: delayed diagnosis of a large splinter [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: In contrast with victims of major trauma, patients who suffer minor injuries receive little specialist input. In most cases, this causes no difficulty, but there are situations where minor trauma results in persistent disability affecting ...
Howells, L, Liasis, L, Papaconstantinou, HT   +2 more
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]

, 2020
We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M, Castañeda, B, Cooper, PJ, Cueva, I, Ortiz-Prado, E, Rodriguez-Hidalgo, R   +5 more
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Cost-Effectiveness of Closed Incison Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Reducing Surgical Site Infections

The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine, 2019
INTRODUCTION[|]Current preventive measures for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) are still not sufficient. We aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on closed incisions in reducing SSI by ...
Gaye Çelikcan, Menekşe Kastamoni, Ramazan Kahveci   +2 more
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Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates [PDF]

, 2019
Significance: A 2018 retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries identified that ∼8.2 million people had wounds with or without infections. Medicare cost estimates for acute and chronic wound treatments ranged from $28.1 billion to $96.8 billion ...
Sen, Chandan K.
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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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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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