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:The pathophysiologic features of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are attributed to neutrophil accumulation and over-activation. Low blood immunoglobulin G concentrations in septic shock patients are associated with higher risk of developing ARDS. This study showed the effects of intravenous immuno...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Aoyama-Ishikawa M,Seishu A,Kawakami S,Maeshige N,Miyoshi M,Ueda T,Usami M,Nakao A,Kotani J

更新日期：2014-02-01 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: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:Colorectal surgical procedures have a high rate of surgical site infection (SSI), and obesity has been implicated as a predictor of such infection. We hypothesized that abdominal wall thickness (AWT), as a metric of obesity, would predict postoperative superficial and deep incisional SSI after colorectal sur...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Kwaan MR,Sirany AM,Rothenberger DA,Madoff RD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary echinococcosis, and especially primary alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is rare among adrenal lesions. METHODS:We report a case of primary AE in a 28-year-old male with low backache and occasional upper limb pain lasting for six months, and review the pertinent but sparse literature on this disorder. R...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Chu ZG,Lv FJ,Zhu ZY,Ouyang Y

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vancomycin is the mainstay of treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) meningitis. However, successful outcomes with linezolid have not been reported in a large series of patients. We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study to compare vancomycin with linezolid in the trea...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Sipahi OR,Bardak-Ozcem S,Turhan T,Arda B,Ruksen M,Pullukcu H,Aydemir S,Dalbasti T,Yurtseven T,Sipahi H,Zileli M,Ulusoy S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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: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: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:The use of silver for the treatment of various maladies or to prevent the transmission of infection dates back to at least 4000 b.c.e. Medical applications are documented in the literature throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The bactericidal activity of silver is well established. Silver nitrate was used...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Politano AD,Campbell KT,Rosenberger LH,Sawyer RG

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are present in certain non-oncologic disease states and are associated with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate NRBCs as an early prognostic marker for death in patients with surgical sepsis. METHODS:Retrospective evaluation of data collected prospec...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Desai S,Jones SL,Turner KL,Hall J,Moore LJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has not been an appraisal of outcomes of appendectomy for more than 10 years. More reliable diagnostic techniques and minimally invasive surgery are now in widespread use, yet the impact of these advances remains unknown. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of 453 patients who underwent appen...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Dhupar R,Evankovich J,Ochoa JB,Vargas LG,Hughes SJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocardia farcinica is a gram-positive, partially acid-fast, methenamine silver-positive aerobic actinomycete. Nocardia spp. are opportunistic pathogens, and N. farcinica is the least common species of clinical importance. METHODS:Review of the recent literature and description of a immunocompetent patient w...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Budzik JM,Hosseini M,Mackinnon AC Jr,Taxy JB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With high morbidity and potentially devastating consequences, surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiac surgery add substantially to the healthcare burden. Inhibiting migration of skin microbes is likely to reduce contamination of the surgical incision by endogenous potential pathogens. We studied the ef...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Dohmen PM,Weymann A,Holinski S,Linneweber J,Geyer T,Konertz W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Six hours from injury to washout is considered the gold standard in the treatment of open traumatic fractures. Despite this being our hospital policy, the rural nature of our Level I trauma center causes delays in discovery and transport, creating a unique randomization of time to washout. We hypothesized th...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Schlitzkus LL,Goettler CE,Waibel BH,Sagraves SG,Hasty CC,Edwards M,Rotondo MF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reported similar rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) previously in trauma patients intubated either in a pre-hospital (PH) venue or the emergency department. A subset of PH intubations with continuous quality assessment was re-examined to identify the intubation factors associated with VAP. ME...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Evans HL,Warner K,Bulger EM,Sharar SR,Maier RV,Cuschieri J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive mucormycosis or aspergillosis is a life-threatening infection. The disease typically occurs in immunocompromised patients (e.g., those with diabetes mellitus or burns) but is rarely serious in otherwise-healthy young trauma patients. METHODS:Case report and literature review. RESULTS:A previously-...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Radowsky JS,Strawn AA,Sherwood J,Braden A,Liston W

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:Suppurative kidney infections (SKIs) have potentially lethal implications and a high incidence of treatment-related morbidity and death. Until this point, there has been no study that has derived a prognostic model for adverse early outcomes in SKI. Therefore, our aim was to derive and validate a simple scor...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Stojadinović MM,Milovanović DR,Gajić BS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This report presents a case of femoral osteomyelitis secondary to urinary tract infection in a female neonate with bilateral urinary duplication and right ectopic ureterocele. METHODS:A female neonate with a history of late perinatal sepsis presented to the emergency department and was found to have left dis...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： de Jesus LE,Fernandes A,Sias SM,de Mello CM,de Carvalho AM,Junior NC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Group A streptococcal necrotizing soft-tissue infection with toxic shock is a life-threatening disease. Corticosteroid use in the treatment of this process has been reported rarely. METHOD:Case reports and review of pertinent literature. RESULTS:Two infections caused by the same clonal strain of Streptococ...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： May AK,Daniels TL,Obremskey WT,Kaiser AB,Talbot TR 3rd

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vacuum-assisted fascial closure (VAFC-KCI(®)) of an open abdomen is one of the latest methods. METHODS:A prospective observational study was performed with medical records of nine patients who had been treated by abdominal VAFC-KCI(®) from March 2006 to October 2007 in the Department of Surgical Sciences, U...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Padalino P,Dionigi G,Minoja G,Carcano G,Rovera F,Boni L,Dionigi R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) can be caused by bacterial invasion during surgery. We investigated whether bacteria are found at the wound margin during surgery and whether a wound protector (WP; Alexis® Wound Retractor; Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) contributes to preventing invasi...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Horiuchi T,Tanishima H,Tamagawa K,Sakaguchi S,Shono Y,Tsubakihara H,Tabuse K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Portal hypertension in the mucosa of the intestine and the presence of granulomas in the wall of this organ can alter digestive function in patients with schistosomiasis. Citrulline is a potential marker of intestinal function in some diseases that affect the morphometry of the mucosa because of its close as...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Siqueira LT,Ferraz AA,Campos JM,De Lima Filho JL,Albuquerque MC,de Lima Aires A,Ribeiro MH,Cavalcanti MT,De Lima B Cavalcanti C,Ferraz EM

更新日期：2010-10-01 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:Surgical site infections are reduced by appropriate and timely antimicrobial prophylaxis. Consensus guidelines recommend that antimicrobial infusion begin within 60 min prior to creation of the incision. An internal audit of our institution suggested poor guideline compliance. We hypothesized that the additi...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Nemeth TA,Beilman GJ,Hamlin CL,Chipman JG

更新日期：2010-08-01 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:The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) was launched in 2002 as a collaborative initiative of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the International Sepsis Forum (ISF), and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Its objective was, through the development and promulgation of evidence-ba...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Marshall JC,Dellinger RP,Levy M

更新日期：2010-06-01 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:The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is disproportionately elevated in trauma patients. Although HIV traditionally has been associated with poorer outcomes among the critically ill, recent evidence suggests that the outcomes of surgical patients have improved with the greater use of antiretro...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Morrison CA,Wyatt MM,Carrick MM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extraintestinal Enterobius vermicularis infections are rare but may occasionally affect the female genital tract. Although mostly asymptomatic or causing minor clinical problems, they may lead to severe infectious complications. METHODS:Case report and review of the pertinent English language literature. R...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Craggs B,De Waele E,De Vogelaere K,Wybo I,Laubach M,Hoorens A,De Waele B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of peritonitis requires prompt surgery and antibiotic therapy. It usually takes two or three days to obtain definitive results of peritoneal cultures and to adapt empirical antibiotic therapy. We assessed the potential time gain associated with direct culture of peritoneal samples on antibiotic aga...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Lasocki S,Skurnik D,Muller-Serieys C,Bronchard R,Marcel C,Marmuse JP,Montravers P,Andremont A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that the damage observed in invasive amebiasis is related to interactions between polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. We analyzed the relation between infiltrating inflammatory cell populations and E. histolytica density in intestinal amebic lesion...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Dickson-Gonzalez SM,de Uribe ML,Rodriguez-Morales AJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) require prompt surgical debridement, appropriate intravenous antibiotics, and intensive support. Despite aggressive treatment, their mortality and morbidity rates remain high. The benefit of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as an adjunctive treatment is controv...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： George ME,Rueth NM,Skarda DE,Chipman JG,Quickel RR,Beilman GJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 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: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:Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is an uncommon cause of infection after clean surgery in non-pregnant adults. METHODS:Report of three cases and review of the literature. results: For the first time in France, severe GAS infections were observed in three patients who underwent thyroidectomy at three hospitals. T...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Faibis F,Sapir D,Luis D,Laigneau P,Lepoutre A,Pospisil F,Borgey F,Demachy MC,Botterel F

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implant infection is a common clinical complication of abdominal hernia repair. Our objectives were to determine if acellular dermal matrix (ADM) grafts resisted Staphylococcus aureus infection better (as measured by ability to reduce or clear bacterial counts) than synthetic (polytetrafluoroethylene [PTFE])...

journal_title：Surgical infections

authors： Milburn ML,Holton LH,Chung TL,Li EN,Bochicchio GV,Goldberg NH,Silverman RP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00