Use of Gentamicin as Empiric Coverage for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: The "Con" Perspective.

abstract：: Background: Post-operative central nervous system infections (PCNSIs) caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) or pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii are rare but intractable problems. To investigate a potential combined strategy to treat Acinetobacter bauma...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Chang JB,Chen Y,Wang H,Ma X,Zhang X,Wu H,Ma B,Zuo W,Ma W,Wang R,Wei J

更新日期：2020-12-01 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:The optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy for treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) in critically ill surgical patients is unknown. Recent evidence suggests that a short (four-day) course of therapy may be effective, however data in severely critically ill patients are limited. PATI...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Smith SE,Rumbaugh KA,May AK

更新日期：2017-08-01 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: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:Orbital hydatidosis is rare, accounting for only 1% of all hydatid cysts. Herein we report a case and review the sparse literature. METHODS:Case report and review of pertinent literature. RESULTS:A 74-year-old farmer presented with progressive proptosis and loss of vision of the left eye. Evaluation reveal...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Limaiem F,Bellil S,Bellil K,Chelly I,Mekni A,Khaldi M,Haouet S,Kchir N,Zitouna M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low plasma concentrations and genetic polymorphisms of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) have been associated with infectious disease complications during various conditions. The present study examined the nature and expression of MBL deficiency during a surgery-induced acute-phase response. METHODS:Blood was sam...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Van Till JW,Boermeester MA,Modderman PW,Van Sandick JW,Hart MH,Gisbertz SS,Van Lanschot JJ,Aarden LA

更新日期：2006-10-01 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:Guidelines advise that patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) should respond clinically by Day 3 of antibiotics. White blood cell (WBC) count, maximum temperature (Tmax), and PaO2:FIO2 ratio are all said to respond significantly by Day 6. Resolution of abnormalities has not been evaluated in tra...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Swanson JM,Connor KA,Magnotti LJ,Croce MA,Johnson J,Wood GC,Fabian TC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Daptomycin is used increasingly to treat prosthetic joint infection (PJI). A possible side effect of this drug is eosinophilic pneumonia. We describe two patients with PJI treated with daptomycin who had this side effect with different clinical presentations. METHODS:Case reports and review of the literatur...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Yusuf E,Perrottet N,Orasch C,Borens O,Trampuz A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infections are the third most common healthcare-associated infection, often leading to prolonged hospital stay and excessive expenditures. Management of these infections has become more challenging due to rising rates of multi-drug-resistant organisms and few new antibiotic options. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Weber DJ,Rutala WA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheostomy is one of the most common procedures performed in trauma patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Few studies have evaluated the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) specifically in a trauma population. Our objective was to compare the incidence of SSI after open versus percutaneous tr...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Park H,Kent J,Joshi M,Zhu S,Bochicchio GV,Henry S,Scalea T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a common if often times preventable infection. Considerable patient morbidity and economic cost are the consequences. METHODS:Review of the pertinent English-language literature. RESULTS:The National Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) Project was an initiative...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Fry DE

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of uniformity of criteria for defining recipient-site infection after oral oncologic surgery with simultaneous reconstruction is problematic despite numerous studies on this issue. This study aimed to investigate the difference in the criteria for defining recipient-site infection after oral oncolog...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Akashi M,Kusumoto J,Sakakibara A,Hashikawa K,Furudoi S,Komori T

更新日期：2017-10-01 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:Previously, we developed an infection model by intraperitoneal (IP) injection of Klebsiella pneumoniae. The high early mortality rate prompted a study of the effect of gentamicin on the disease course. METHODS:Infection was induced in Balb/c mice by IP inoculation of 10(3) colony-forming units (cfu) of K. p...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Woods DR,Peyton JC,Franklin GA,Turina M,Cheadle WG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and consequences of post-operative infections in patients undergoing major elective surgery is not well understood. METHODS:Using a large U.S. healthcare claims database, we identified all patients who underwent major elective surgery between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009. For each su...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Berger A,Edelsberg J,Yu H,Oster G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: A skin-sparing approach for the treatment of necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs) removes necrotic tissue planes while leaving viable overlying skin. Subsequent closure of the spared skin may decrease the need for graft-based reconstruction, which is asso...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Tom LK,Maine RG,Wang CS,Parent BA,Bulger EM,Keys KA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic osteomyelitis associated with a stage IV decubitus ulcer is a challenging condition to manage, characterized by frequent relapses and need for long-term anti-microbial therapy. Although gram-positive cocci are the most common causes, fungal infections have been reported, usually in immunocompromised ...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Jain NS,Horn CB,Coleoglou Centeno AA,Ilahi ON,Mazuski JE,Bocchichio GV,Punch LJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics have several advantages in the treatment of intra-abdominal infections. These agents are effective against gram-negative rods and anaerobes, reach therapeutic levels rapidly after parenteral administration, and, in the absence of penicillin allergy, generally exhibit low toxicity...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Powell LL,Wilson SE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Each year, as many as two million operations are complicated by surgical site infections in the United States, and surgical patients account for 30% of patients with sepsis. The purpose of this study was to determine recent trends in sepsis incidence, severity, and mortality rate after surgical p...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Vogel TR,Dombrovskiy VY,Lowry SF

更新日期：2009-02-01 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:Vancomycin is used widely as empiric therapy for gram-positive organisms in patients with an intra-abdominal infection (IAI), even in those with no history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection or colonization. Potential adverse effects of vancomycin include nephrotoxicity, increase...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Hennessy SA,Shah PM,Guidry CA,Davies SW,Hranjec T,Sawyer RG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical infections, and sepsis in particular, are characterized by extensive release of mediators. Our laboratories have been interested in understanding how these substances contribute to morbidity and mortality during various stages of surgical infections in order to develop new and more effective therape...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Aasen AO,Wang JE

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: This study was performed to investigate the combination of admission serum procalcitonin (PCT) and albumin (alb) concentrations as a diagnostic predictor for discriminating patients with nosocomial blood stream infection (BSI) among those with spontaneous intra...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Deng S,Gao J,Zhao Z,Tian M,Li Y,Gong Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current scolicidal agents, which have been used for inactivation of protoscoleces during surgical procedures, are associated with adverse side effects including sclerosing cholangitis. This investigation aimed to evaluate the scolicidal effects of Bunium persicum (Boiss) essential oil against protoscoleces o...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Mahmoudvand H,Tavakoli Oliaei R,Mirbadie SR,Kheirandish F,Tavakoli Kareshk A,Ezatpour B,Mahmoudvand H

更新日期：2016-12-01 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:Controversy continues to exist regarding the immunomodulatory effects of cellular blood transfusions in the fields of oncology, transplantation, and infectious diseases. Numerous studies have correlated transfusion with hospital-acquired infection, but the impact of transfusion on infection-related mortality...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Hughes MG,Evans HL,Lightfoot L,Chong TW,Smith RL,Raymond DP,Pelletier SJ,Claridge JA,Pruett TL,Sawyer RG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization has identified the rapidly growing prevalence of obesity as one of today's serious health problems. Various surgical interventions categorized collectively as bariatric surgery now play an ever-increasing important role as the only known effective treatment for severe obesity. L...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Garrido D,Bush LM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood stream infections (BSIs) remain as a serious life-threatening condition after solid organ transplant (SOT). In recent years, a progressive growth in the incidence of bacteremia caused by non-lactose fermenting gram-negative bacilli (NLF GNB) has been observed. NLF GNB led to high mortality among SOT re...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Wan Q,Ye Q,Huang F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00