Abstract：
:Wounds will readily acquire bacteria, unless protective measures are taken. The bacterial protection afforded by conventional absorbent cellulose dressings has been shown to be limited, particularly in the presence of serous exudate that may compromise dressing integrity. In addition, dressings may shed particles that remain in the wound. By contrast, many modern dressings are impermeable to bacteria, are removed completely, have been found to optimize reepithelialization rates and reduce the incidence of wound sepsis. Recently, it has been found that they could also play a role in preventing cross-contamination. Removing conventional cellulosic dressings from bacterially colonized wounds liberates wound bacteria into the air, and the numbers are slow to decline. However, using an in vitro wound model, use of the hydrocolloid dressing Granuflex (ConvaTec, Skillman, NJ) on experimentally colonized wounds resulted in significantly fewer numbers of airborne bacteria. Dispersal from wet conventional dressings was lower than from dry dressings; nevertheless, the numbers of bacteria per liter of air following removal of the hydrocolloid dressing were approximately 20% of those observed for gauze. These findings have also been confirmed in the clinic. To reduce the incidence of complications, wound care in general, and infection control procedures in particular, requires carefully disciplined team work.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Lawrence JCdoi
10.1016/0002-9610(94)90006-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
21S-24Sissue
1Aeissn
0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
0002-9610(94)90006-Xjournal_volume
167pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration are safe and efficient methods that have recently been used for the treatment of bile duct stones. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and surgical outcomes of the laparoscopic common bile duct...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.02.004
更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The Michigan Appropriate Perioperative (MAP) criteria provide guidance regarding urinary catheter use. For Category A (e.g., laparoscopic cholecystectomy), B (e.g., hemicolectomy), and C (e.g., abdominoperineal resection) procedures, recommendations are to avoid catheter, remove POD 0 or 1, and remove POD 1-...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.01.008
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Surgeons have a history of almost 100 years of being in the forefront of efforts to standardize medical care and improve patients' health outcomes. Recently, increases in the "for-profit" sector have made it more difficult for patients to receive quality medical care. In this new era, surgeons need to stay involved in...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 社论
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(97)00101-3
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Multifocal breast cancers (MFBCs) present a challenge to surgeons. Although its feasibility is still controversial, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is not contraindicated for MFBCs. The investigators retrospectively evaluated the feasibility of BCS and reviewed histopathologic findings in patients with MFBC....
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.08.008
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The records of 123 patients with squamous cell cancer of the lip presenting to the Vancouver Clinic of the British Columbia Cancer Agency from 1984 and 1988 were reviewed, and 4 were excluded from the study for various reasons. Initial treatment was surgery in 40, radiotherapy in 61, and combined in 18 patients. The p...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(92)90389-9
更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Between 1968 and 1979, 183 patients with invasive epidermoid cancer of the anal canal were treated at Institut Curie. There was 156 women, 27 men with a mean age of 67 +/- 11 years (range 40 to 85 years). The initial height of the tumor was less than 4 cm (65 patients), 4 to 6 cm (98 patients), and more than 6 cm (20 ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90032-1
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The increased utilization of expanded criteria kidney donors has necessitated the reevaluation of multiple donor risk factors to insure the best outcome from this valuable resource. Reports of decreased graft survival in recipients of kidneys from donors with > or =20% glomerular sclerosis (GS) have led many...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(00)00502-x
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Two cases of hepatoma are presented in which the clinical manifestations of biliary obstruction resulted from growth of hepatoma into the extrahepatic bile duct. Recognition of such a manifestation of the hepatoma may allow for surgical extirpation of the tumor combined with radiation therapy, which may result in long...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90088-5
更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic neoplasms can be difficult to diagnose and stage preoperatively. Accurate staging allows the surgeon to select which patients can benefit from resection versus palliative therapy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a diagnostic modalit...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(97)80928-2
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:From 1972 to 1981, 430 patients were treated for bleeding peptic ulcer. Two hundred ten of the patients were treated surgically and 220 medically. In the surgically treated patients, mortality was high among those with posterior duodenal peptic ulcer and after gastrectomy rather than after vagotomy. Mortality after em...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90170-3
更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic adrenalectomy has gained acceptance in the treatment of adrenal tumors. We examine our initial 73 patients and highlight the change in patient selection and outcome that experience brings. METHODS:A prospective study from 2000 to 2005 enrolled 73 consecutive laparoscopic adrenalectomy patients ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.042
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A series of 168 patients who underwent 177 inguinal lymph node dissections from 1979 to 1989 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the incidence and severity of postoperative complications as well as the perioperative risk factors associated with them. Operative mortality was 0%, whereas the incidence of moderate...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(05)81181-x
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a random double-blind trial monitored by 125I-fibrinogen leg scan, impedance plethysmography, and contrast phleobograms if impedance became abnormal, hydroxycholoroquine was shown to be no more effective than placebo for prevention of venous thrombosis after total hip replacement. Subsequently, the combination of h...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(77)90125-8
更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinically evident Anastomotic Leakage (AL) remains one of the most feared complications after colorectal resections with primary anastomosis. The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine whether Prophylactic Drainage (PD) after colorectal anastomoses confers any advantage in ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.05.006
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous evaluations of endoscopic hernia surgery mostly are based on small prospectively documented series or on a few randomized comparative studies. In the following, results of a large single-institution experience concerning the transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) technique with regard to the deve...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00074-9
更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The results of surgical treatment for chronic pancreatitis at our clinic and in the eight leading institutions of Japan were reviewed in a total of 328 cases. Abdominal pain disappeared or was alleviated in about 90 percent of the patients who survived more than 6 months after operation. There was no significant diffe...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(81)90338-x
更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Colonic and rectal anastomotic strictures occur with an incidence ranging from 3% to 30%. Several factors, such as defunctionalization, anastomotic leak, ischemia, radiation, and neoplasms, have been implicated in their pathogenesis. Management of large bowel strictures is generally based on their cause, location, and...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.030
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Experience with 37 patients with adult colovesical fistula over the past 19 years is reviewed. Specific guidelines for treatment of adult colovesical fistula are influenced by the location and cause of the fistula, the patient's general condition, the presence of a pelvic abscess and the presence of colonic obstructio...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(80)90421-3
更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening disorder of unknown pathophysiology. The role of splenectomy in the multimodality therapy of TTP is controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All charts of patients with TTP at the University of Utah between 1984 and 1994 were reviewed to eval...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(99)80015-4
更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Histiocytosis X describes a disease characterized by histiocytic infiltration of the reticuloendothelial system, skin, bones, and pituitary gland. The disseminated form frequently occurs in infants and children. Chemotherapy has significantly improved the prognosis in this disorder. Sixty-three per cent of survivors, ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(76)90431-1
更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival in breast cancer maybe more accurately predicted by a scoring system based on the biologic characteristics of the tumor such as diameter, number of involved nodes, and hormone receptor status than by conventional staging. METHODS:Medical records of 419 patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer fro...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00283-6
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medical students applying for general surgery residencies often require a letter of recommendation (LOR) from the Surgical Chair. However, LORs may reveal gender and ethnic bias. This study examines the presence of implicit bias in general surgery resident selection by evaluating chair LORs. METHODS:A ret...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.08.010
更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of financial insolvency and cancer related deaths in the United States. The risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) was calculated for patients undergoing pancreatic resection at an academic institution. METHODS:Patients who underwent pancreatic resection between 2...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.11.040
更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Antireflux operations restore lower esophageal sphincter (LES) function and hiatal anatomy; however, the relative contributions are unclear. METHODS:We measured the competency of fundoplications, exclusive of in vivo variables, in gastroesophageal explants from 8 cadavers. Using a multichannel manometer, es...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00313-4
更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Forty-nine patients had conservative treatment of an appendix mass without interval appendectomy. Five were lost to follow-up within 6 months, and 44 patients were followed for between 6 months and 22 years. In nine patients (20 percent) recurrent appendicitis developed, and six (14 percent) suffered chronic pain not ...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(84)90476-8
更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gastrointestinal hormones regulate growth of cancers as well as normal tissues. We investigated whether long-term cholecystokinin (CCK) administration might affect growth or metabolism of human tumors xenografted in nude mice. In each experiment, approximately 20 nude mice bearing subcutaneous xenografts of the partic...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(89)90582-5
更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:A breast cancer synoptic operative report was developed using a modified Delphi process METHODS: Data from the British Columbia Cancer Breast Cancer Outcomes Unit (BCOU) was used to analyze the association between the completion of a synoptic operative report and reporting of operative details and The Amer...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.02.053
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A 2.5 kg thoracopagus (Siamese) twin and a 0.73 kg premature newborn developed systemic candidiasis and were treated with intravenous miconazole. The conjoined twin was in a state of severe metabolic acidosis, respiratory distress, jaundice, anuria, abdominal distension, and shock. The 0.73 kg premature infant was als...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9610(79)90349-0
更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:A left-sided gallbladder in a normally positioned liver is considered to be a very uncommon anomaly. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed safely, but bile duct injury is not unusual. It is associated with anomalous intrahepatic portal and biliary systems which impacts any form of partial hepatectomy...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.035
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:The few series of synchronous lung cancers have included small cell and carcinoid tumors. We wished to determine the prognosis for patients with synchronous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:A database of 3034 lung cancer patients was reviewed for synchronous NSCLC. Survival was determined by Ka...
journal_title：American journal of surgery
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00019-0
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
