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Evidence update on prevention of surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose of review: surgical site infection (SSI) is a common health care associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable health care resources.
Leaper, David J., Ousey, Karen, Leaper, David, Ousey, Karen; id_orcid   +3 more
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Emerging trends of nosocomial Citrobacter species surgical wound infection: concern for infection control

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2012
Background Surgical wound infection is a common problem among patients who undergo operation. Several factors play important role in this infection process including endemic nosocomial infection without proper infection control measures. Objectives To
B Thapa, D Karn, K Mahat
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Identification of risk factors by systematic review and development of risk-adjusted models for surgical site infection [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are complications of surgery that cause significant postoperative morbidity. SSI has been proposed as a potential indicator of the quality of care in the context of clinical governance and monitoring of the ...
Wilson, AP, Pearson, A. (Andrew), ZH Krukowski, Bruce, J, Krukowski, Zygmunt H., Gibbons, C., Pearson, A, Lamping, Donna Louise, Reeves, BC, AP Wilson, DL Lamping, J Wilson, Krukowski, ZH, Lamping, DL, J Carpenter, Krukowki, ZH, J Bruce, Carpenter, J., Gibbons, C, A Pearson, Wilson, J, Wilson, A. P. (A. Peter), BC Reeves, Reeves, B. C., Wilson, Jennie, RGN, C Gibbons, Bruce, J. (Julie), Carpenter, J   +27 more
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Risk factors for wound infection in surgery for spinal metastasis [PDF]

, 2015
Wound infection rates are generally higher in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis. Risk factors of wound infection in these patients are poorly understood.
Popta, D., Verma, R. R., Verma, R R, Siddique, Irfan, Stephenson, John, Kumar, Siva, Rodrigues-Pinto, R., Van Popta, Dmitri, van Popta, D, Rodrigues-Pinto, R, Mohammad, S, Mohammad, Saeed, Siddique, I., Siddique, I, Mohammad, S., Verma, Rajat, Rodrigues Pinto, Ricardo, Kumar, S, Stephenson, J, Kumar, S., Stephenson, J.; id_orcid   +20 more
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Interventional studies for preventing surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: There is a great need for safe surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa, but a major difficulty of performing surgery in this region is the high risk of post-operative surgical site infection (SSI).
David M. Karuri, Aiken, Alexander M, Karuri, David M, Jana Macleod, Macleod, Jana, Anthony K. Wanyoro, Alexander M. Aiken, Wanyoro, Anthony K   +7 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Cutting, K. F., Rogers, A. A., Cutting, Keith, Rippon, Mark, Rippon, Mark G., Rogers, Alan A., Ousey, Karen, Ousey, K.; id_orcid   +7 more
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Wound grading and surgical site infection following caesarean section [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section can adversely influence the postpartum period for the women. The objective of the study was to study the extent of infection and the microbiological flora in cases of surgical site ...
Ram, Kishna, Singh, Neha, Arya, Kavita, Hooja, Nupur, Jaiswal, Aditi, Nupur Hooja, Kishna Ram, Kavita Arya, Aditi Jaiswal, Neha Singh   +9 more
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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings [PDF]

, 2012
Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface.
Iain S. Hunter, Malcolm J. Farrow, Patricia Connolly, Farrow, Malcolm, Hunter, Iain. S., Connolly, Patricia   +5 more
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Meta Analysis: Correlation between Diabetes Mellitus and Surgical Wound Infection [PDF]

, 2022
Background: Surgical wound infections complicate 10-20% of operations with a considerable burden of increasing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. One third of postoperative deaths are associated with surgical wound infections.
Fahrezi, Chattrin, Murti, Bhisma, Tamtomo, Didik   +2 more
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The effect of triclosan coated sutures on rate of Surgical Site Infection after hip and knee replacement : a protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: 187,000 hip and knee joint replacements are performed every year in the National Health Service (NHS). One of the commonest complications is surgical site infection (SSI), and this represents a significant burden in terms of patient ...
Reed, Mike R., Parsons, Nicholas R., Andrew P Sprowson, Roland Pratt, Asaad, Seif, Kevin Emmerson, Seif Asaad, Scott Muller, Cyrus D Jensen, Nick Parsons, Pratt, Roland, Muller, Scott, Mike R Reed, Ian Carluke, Paul Partington, Jensen, Cyrus D., Partington, Paul, Carluke, Ian, Sprowson, Andrew P., Emmerson, Kevin   +19 more
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