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Original Source: Postoperative wound infections : Pathophysiology, risk factors and preventive concepts.
Postoperative wound infections are the third most common type of nosocomial infection in German emergency hospitals after pneumonia and urinary infections. They are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stay and increased costs. The most important risk factors include the microbiological state of the skin surrounding the incision, delayed or premature prophylaxis with antibiotics, duration of surgery, emergency surgery, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, malignant disease,...
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Lower cuff pressure reduces wound complications in TKA
(HealthDay)—Lower tourniquet cuff pressure, achieved using a limb-occlusion pressure method, is associated with reduced postoperative wound complications after total knee arthroplasty, according to...
Do Wound Protectors Protect From Surgical-Site Infection?
Commentary on a study on whether wound protectors reduce the risk for surgical-site infection after surgery, published July 2012 in Annals of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
IBD: Postoperative VTE prophylaxis in IBD
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is known to be increased in patients with IBD. However, no specific consensus statements exist regarding the prevention of postoperative VTE in patients with t...
Study assesses impact of postoperative nHb and transfusion in patients with PAD
Vascular surgeons from Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Houston, TX, have released a study about the impact of transfusion and postopera...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , Feb. 20, 2013 /- New wound care technologies that detect early wound healing and manage wound healing mechanisms are finding favor with physicians that are trying to dete...
European Wound and Tissue Management Markets
In 2011, the total European wound and tissue management market was valued at €3.46 billion. The European wound and tissue management market includes moist, antimicrobial and interactive wound dressi...
Postoperative Delirium A 76-Year-Old Woman With Delirium Following Surgery Postoperative Delirium
Delirium (acute confusion) complicates 15% to 50% of major operations in older adults and is associated with other major postoperative complications, prolonged length of stay, poor functional recovery...
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Risk Factors for Postoperative Wound Infections of Sacral Chordoma After Surgical Excision.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study, analyzing the risk factors for postoperative wound infections of the sacral chordoma after surgical excision. OBJECTIVE: To determine the preoperative, intraoperat...
Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative bacterium recovered from a wide variety of wild and domestic animals and has mostly been associated with infection following animal bites. We present the first...
Postoperative wound infections : Pathophysiology, risk factors and preventive concepts.
Postoperative wound infections are the third most common type of nosocomial infection in German emergency hospitals after pneumonia and urinary infections. They are associated with increased morbidity...
Factors predicting stomal wound closure infection rates.
BACKGROUND: Stoma closure is associated with high wound infection rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for infection rates in such wounds, with particular emphasis on assessing th...
Physiology and pathophysiology of wound healing of wound defects.
Understanding wound healing involves more than simply stating that there are the three phases of inflammation, proliferation and maturation. Wound healing is a complex series of actions, reactions and...
