Epidemiology and Microbiology of Surgical Wound Infections [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2000 ABSTRACT This study included 676 surgery patients with signs and symptoms indicative of wound infections, who presented over the course of 6 years. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from 614 individuals. A single etiologic agent was identified in 271 patients, multiple agents were found in 343, and no agent was identified in 62 ...
Andrea Giacometti +7 more
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Patient readmission for surgical wound infection [PDF]
BMC Proceedings, 2011 Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are underestimated mainly in the absence of a successful program of post discharge surveillance. Readmissions monitoring can contribute to accurate infection rates.
Torres LM, Lacerda RA, Turrini R
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Implementation of the hemoprophylactic protocol in orthopedic surgery [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences, 2011 Introduction: Antibiotic prophylaxis is defined as the use of antimicrobials in the absence of symptoms of infection, with the aim of preventing or reducing the incidence of infection after surgery.
Elvedin Osmanovic +2 more
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Transcutaneous compression suture with iodine gauze for wound closure in revision surgery for therapy-resistant periprosthetic shoulder infections [PDF]
JSES International, 2023 Background: To successfully treat a periprosthetic infection, successful bacteria eradication and successful wound closure are mandatory. Despite adequate surgical débridement in the deep, persistence of wound drainage and subsequent persistence of ...
Florian Grubhofer, MD +4 more
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Letter: Antibiotics in surgical wound infections. [PDF]
BMJ, 1975 J Emslie +2 more
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MYCOPLASMA SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION IN A NEONATE
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1994 Richard J. Brooker +2 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 +6 more
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Soft-tissue coverage for wound complications following total elbow arthroplasty [PDF]
Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, 2021 Background In patients with total elbow arthroplasty (TEA), the soft-tissue around the elbow can be vulnerable to soft-tissue complications. This study aims to assess the outcomes after soft-tissue reconstruction following TEA. Methods We retrospectively
Arno A. Macken +4 more
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Surgical site infections – an updated review of guidelines in the light of new scientific data
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 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 [
Sebastian Lechowski +4 more
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Rate of post-cesarean surgical wound infection and its related factors in women referred to Tabriz hospitals [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: Cesarean section is the most common surgery in obstetrics and gynecology. Post-cesarean surgical wound infection has irreversible complications.
Sara Dousti, Seyed Mehdi Haghdoost
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