The aim of this study was to investigate a potential association of certain risk factors in orthopedic patients with surgical site infection (SSI) occurrence. The study population consisted of all patients who underwent surgery at the Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic of the University Hospital in Kragujevac (n = 801) over a 12- month period. Surgical site infections were found in 104 patients...

145 PEDIATHmCS, July 19 59 T PAPER reviews the experience in the past 25 years at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsbtmrgh with infections requiring sungical and orthopedic consultation in infants tinder 3 niomiths of age. These include septicemiiia and its complications, such as pentonitis, osteomiiyelitis and septic arthritis. Also included are empyema, relatively mimior conditions, such as fur...

145 PEDIATHmCS, July 19 59 T PAPER reviews the experience in the past 25 years at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsbtmrgh with infections requiring sungical and orthopedic consultation in infants tinder 3 niomiths of age. These include septicemiiia and its complications, such as pentonitis, osteomiiyelitis and septic arthritis. Also included are empyema, relatively mimior conditions, such as fur...

This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with surgical site infections in orthopedic surgical patients at a public hospital in Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2005 and 2007. A historical cohort of 3,543 patients submitted to orthopedic surgical procedures. A descriptive analysis was conducted and surgical site infection incidence rates were estimated. To verify the association between...