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Wound Assessment: Made Easy [PDF]

, 2012
A structured approach to wound assessment is required to maintain a good standard of care. This involves a thorough patient assessment, which should be carried out by skilled and competent practitioners, adhering to local and national guidelines (Harding
Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen
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Transcutaneous compression suture with iodine gauze for wound closure in revision surgery for therapy-resistant periprosthetic shoulder infections

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, Evan O’Donnell, MD, Lukas Ernstbrunner, MD, PhD, Ilker Uçkay, MD, Karl Wieser, MD   +4 more
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A clinical study of risk factors and the management of surgical site infections in general surgical cases at tertiary care center: A two-year observational study

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2022
Background: Surgical site infections penetrate to depths in tissues and cause simple superficial infections to sepsis. The aim of this study is to identify the incidence rate of surgical site infections and their risk factors at the surgical section of a
C Arunkumar, R. Chinnapan
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Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
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A Comparative Study of Surgical Site Infection in Clean Surgical Procedures in Diabetics Versus Non-Diabetics at Tertiary Care Hospital, Quetta

Life and Science
Objective: To determine the impact of diabetes on the frequency of surgical wound infection in patients undergoing clean surgical procedures. Study Design: Case-control study.
Hassan Mehmood, Tariq Mukhtar Farani, Muhammad Omar Farooq, Ayesha Hassan, Sohaib Ashraf, Naveed Akhtar   +5 more
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L-arginine: A unique amino acid for improving depressed wound immune function following hemorrhage [PDF]

, 2002
Objective: To determine whether L-arginine has any salutary effects on wound immune cell function following trauma-hemorrhage. Background. Depressed wound immune function contributes to an increased incidence of wound infections following hemorrhage ...
Hatz, Rudolf A., Chaudry, Irshad H., Nitsch, Stefan M., Rudolf A. Hatz, Peter Angele, Mathias W. Wichmann, Angele, Peter, Irshad H. Chaudry, Wichmann, Mathias W., Thomas Hernandez-Richter, Schildberg, Friedrich Wilhelm, Martin K. Angele, Stefan M. Nitsch, Schildberg, Friedrich W., Angele, Martin K., Hernandez-Richter, Thomas, Friedrich W. Schildberg   +16 more
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Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier, Nathalie Cozic, Marie‐Dominique Tabone, Gaelle Pierron, Perrine Marec‐Berard, Sarah Winter, Gabriel Revon‐Rivière, Cyril Lervat, Dominique Plantaz, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Gregory Guimard, Estelle Thebaud, Stephanie Proust, Laure Saumet, Natacha Entz‐Werle, Sophie Taque, Cécile Vérité, Marta Jimenez, Nathalie Gaspar   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update [PDF]

, 2004
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 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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