Intervention Patients were allocated to local warming (n=141), systemic warming (n=139), or standard treatment (n=141). All patients were given standard preoperative care. In addition, patients in the local warming group received > 30 minutes of preoperative warming to the planned wound area using a non-contact radiant heat dressing, whereas patients in the systemic warming group received > 30 ...

Wound infection following surgery is a relatively common and serious complication. Perioperative hypothermia increases risk of surgical wound infection by several mechanisms including cutaneous vasoconstriction and a decrease in the activity of the immune system. This paper reviews these mechanisms and concludes that both prevention of hypothermia and application of local and systemic heat may ...

background staphylococcus aureus is one of the most causative organisms in the skin wound infections. development of resistant s. aureus to current treatments in individuals with low immunity is a global concern. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of herbal formulation against skin wound infection. methods the efficacy of herbal formulation containing oliveria decumbens and pela...

BACKGROUND In oncologic surgery, the relationship between postoperative wound infections and prognosis remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to establish the prognostic significance of surgical wound infections in laryngectomized patients. METHOD We studied 129 consecutive patients with previously untreated laryngeal or hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent a total lar...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are often on multiple medications to control disease activity and these medications may have significant toxicities, including effects on wound healing. Deep surgical site infections are of particular concern when prostheses such as arthroplasties are implanted, given the morbidity, mortality, and expense associated with prosthetic joint infection. Wound ...

An imaging study is needed that can detect sternal wound infections and distinguish between superficial and deep sternal wound infection when a clinical diagnosis is uncertain and a decision regarding surgical intervention must be made. We retrospectively reviewed the 99mTc-leukocyte scans of 29 patients referred to rule out sternal wound infection. The presence or absence of deep or superficia...

A twelve year prospective wound audit was undertaken in an academic surgical unit. Data from 10,000 operations were analysed. Overall, wound infection rates decreased during this time. Infection rates in contaminated wounds in particular fell from 19.2% to 4.7%. This decrease in wound infection may be related in part to a change in the antibiotic prophylactic regimen and in part to the institut...