Outcomes of operative management of appendicitis.

abstract：: Background: In past decades, surgical site infections (SSIs) were neglected and not given much global attention in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The risk and incidence of SSIs in LMICs continue to increase. Methods: ...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Seyi-Olajide JO,Ameh EA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the clinical effectiveness of antimicrobial prophylaxis in lower-extremity open fractures following the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Guidelines. METHODS:This observational, retrospective, single-center study included adults with lower-extremity open fractures of the ankle, t...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Bremmer D,Bookstaver B,Cairns M,Lindley K,Durkin M,Koon D,Quidley AM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The exact mechanism of fever and urosepsis after percutaneous procedures has not been established. This research studied the frequency of fever after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and the contributing factors. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study, from September 2003 to March 2004, all 217 p...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Sharifi Aghdas F,Akhavizadegan H,Aryanpoor A,Inanloo H,Karbakhsh M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of critical illness among surgical and trauma patients. Inappropriate empiric treatment of VAP increases the mortality rate. The rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) VAP susceptibility to doripenem (DOR) are higher than those to imipenem-cilastat...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Zilberberg MD,Mody SH,Chen J,Shorr AF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) after hernia surgery is infrequent yet catastrophic and is associated with mesh infection, interventions, and hernia recurrence. Although hernia repair is one of the most common general surgery procedures, uncertainty persi...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： O'Brien WJ,Dipp Ramos R,Gupta K,Itani KMF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central venous catheters (CVCs) are used to deliver a variety of therapies, as well as for measurement of hemodynamic parameters. The major associated complication is catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI). METHOD:Review of the pertinent English-language literature. RESULTS:The incidence of CRBSI ...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Bacuzzi A,Cecchin A,Del Bosco A,Cantone G,Cuffari S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT) is used increasingly to evaluate suspected cases of acute appendicitis (AA) in the emergency department (ED). This prospective study was performed to test the hypothesis that the evaluation of AA by CT in the ED remains suboptimal and that erroneous interpretation diminishes its util...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Maluccio MA,Covey AM,Weyant MJ,Eachempati SR,Hydo LJ,Barie PS

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium perfringens myonecrosis following an elective surgical procedure in a previously healthy child is a rare incident. METHODS:Case report and literature review. RESULTS:A two-year old boy admitted for elective bilateral osteotomies of tibiae was detected to be febrile at day one post-operatively w...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Abd Rashid AH,Ramli R,Ibrahim S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenic organisms responsible for the manifestations of secondary peritonitis have been well characterized through almost 30 years of experimental and clinical studies. Enteric gram-negative organisms and anaerobes predominate, with Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis, respectively, being the mo...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Nathens AB

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Donor Risk Index (DRI) is used to predict graft survival following liver transplantation, but has not been used to predict post-operative infections in graft recipients. We hypothesized that lower-quality grafts would result in more frequent infectious complications. METHODS:Using a prospectively collec...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Rosenberger LH,Gillen JR,Hranjec T,Stokes JB,Brayman KL,Kumer SC,Schmitt TM,Sawyer RG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection rarely penetrates both skull and dura with temporalis muscle abscess formation. METHODS:Case report and review of the literature. RESULTS:A non-immunocompromised female patient with a right temporal mass underwent surgical resection. The tubercular abscess extended from...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Yan JL,Wei KC

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nutritional status has major impacts on the outcome of surgery, in particular in patients with cancer. The aim of this review was to assess the merit of oral pre-operative nutritional support as a part of prehabilitation in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. METHODS:A systematic literature s...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Bruns ERJ,Argillander TE,Van Den Heuvel B,Buskens CJ,Van Duijvendijk P,Winkels RM,Kalf A,Van Der Zaag ES,Wassenaar EB,Bemelman WA,Van Munster BC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We defined the contemporary conversion rate from laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) to open appendectomy and identified pre-operative factors associated with conversion. METHODS:Retrospective review of 941 consecutive LAs performed for suspected acute appendicitis in a single urban university hospital between 2...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Wagner PL,Eachempati SR,Aronova A,Hydo LJ,Pieracci FM,Bartholdi M,Umunna BP,Shou J,Barie PS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been suggetsed to have a positive impact on the healing of sternal or extremity wounds. However, few data deriving from breast surgery have been published. We evaluated the available literature regarding the effectiveness of NPWT systems in the healing of breast tis...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Kostaras EK,Tansarli GS,Falagas ME

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aim to assess the patient factors and concomitant infectious outcomes associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) occurrence and the impact of UTI on length of stay (LOS), re-admission, and death in a colorectal surgical population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Use...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Armstrong JG,Li CH,Liao J,Byrn JC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are associated with urinary catheterization. Up to 25% of hospitalized patients may be catheterized during their stay. Urethral catheters are necessary as part of many urologic procedures, but the removal of...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Chialastri P,Mueller T

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep sternal incisional surgical site infection is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication after open heart surgery. Although a rare post-operative complication, the rates of post-operative morbidity and mortality are greater in patients who develop a deep sternal incisional surgical site inf...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Shih YJ,Chang SC,Wang CH,Dai NT,Chen SG,Chen TM,Tzeng YS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The designation "gram-positive bacillus" includes a variety of pleomorphic microorganisms, including diphtheroids, coryneform species, coccobacilli, and other small rods. Despite differing greatly in their virulence, sources, and even genus, these microscopically similar organisms are often difficult to diff...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Clarke TM,Citron DM,Towfigh S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An untreated hand infection can lead rapidly to tissue destruction and permanent disability. METHODS:Review of the pertinent English literature. RESULTS:Early diagnosis and timely, effective intervention is crucial to treatment. Anatomically, the hand consists of multiple potential spaces and tissue planes...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Spann M,Talmor M,Nolan WB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report is a review of the published literature for studies of triclosan that address mechanism of action, efficacy on skin and in the oral cavity, and the potential for development of resistance. METHODS:Triclosan citations from the past three decades were searched using Medline and other search engine...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Gilbert P,McBain AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-abdominal infection may lead to adhesion and abscess formation. An adhesion barrier can reduce these complications but also aggravate intra-peritoneal infection, causing the opposite effects. The fear of infection propagation has limited clinical adhesion barrier use in a contaminated or infected abdom...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Chaturvedi AA,Buyne OR,Lomme RM,Hendriks T,Van Goor H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A substantial proportion of operative procedures are complicated by infections, either remote from or related to the surgical site. These infections account for substantive morbidity and health care costs. With limited research funds available to study interventions designed to either prevent or reduce the m...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Nathens AB,Cook CH,Machiedo G,Moore EE,Namias N,Nwariaku F

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical care is delivered 24 h a day at most institutions. Alarmingly, some authors have found that certain operative start times are associated with greater morbidity and mortality rates. This effect has been noted in both the public and private sector. Although some of these differences may be related to ...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Guidry CA,Davies SW,Willis RN,Dietch ZC,Shah PM,Sawyer RG

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The third most common healthcare-associated infection is surgical site infection (SSI), accounting for 14%-16% of infections. These SSIs are associated with high morbidity, numerous deaths, and greater cost. METHODS:A prospective study was conducted to assess the incidence of SSI in a single university hosp...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Bogdanic B,Bosnjak Z,Budimir A,Augustin G,Milosevic M,Plecko V,Kalenic S,Fiolic Z,Vanek M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Operating room (OR) traffic and door openings have emerged as potential modifiable risk factors for the development of surgical site infections. Methods: This study compared the microbial load of a Control OR withou...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Lansing SS,Moley JP,McGrath MS,Stoodley P,Chaudhari AMW,Quatman CE

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Gatti score is a weighted scoring system based on risk factors for deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) that was created in an Italian center to predict DSWI risk after bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting. No external evaluation based on validation samples derived from other surgical center...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Perrotti A,Gatti G,Dorigo E,Sinagra G,Pappalardo A,Chocron S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenicity of Enterococcus in polymicrobial surgical infections is controversial. The objective of this analysis was two-fold. The impact of Enterococcus on clinical outcome was assessed in adults with complicated intra-abdominal (IAI), complicated skin and skin structure (CSSSI), or acute pelvic (PI)...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Teppler H,McCarroll K,Gesser RM,Woods GL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL) is the most important complication of colorectal surgery, accounting for one third of post-operative deaths. To prevent it, many interventions have been tested in animal models, mostly rats. However, few of these models have been validated. We aimed to develop a reproduci...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Wu Z,Daams F,Boersema GS,Vakalopoulos KA,Lam KH,van der Horst PH,Kleinrensink GJ,Jeekel J,Lange JF

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic pancreatitis is a painful and often debilitating disease. Total pancreatectomy with intra-portal islet autotransplantation (TP-IAT) is a treatment option that allows for pain relief and preservation of beta-cell mass, thereby minimizing the complication of diabetes mellitus. Cultures of harvested isl...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Colling KP,Blondet JJ,Balamurugan AN,Wilhelm JJ,Dunn T,Pruett TL,Sutherland DE,Chinnakotla S,Bellin M,Beilman GJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophil dysfunction has been documented after injury in animals and human beings. This review evaluates the relative effects of the hormonal and endotoxin response to injury on immune resistance. METHOD:Review of the pertinent English-language literature. RESULTS:In volunteers given total parenteral nut...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Parks KR,Davis JM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00