Corynebacterium minutissimum is a non-spore forming, gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic bacillus. It is the causative organism of erythrasma, a common superficial infection of skin, which typically presents as reddish-brown macular patches. To date, it has rarely been found to cause invasive disease, although other non-diphtheria corynebacteria are becoming increasingly common as o...

BACKGROUND There is evidence demonstrating an association between infection and venous thromboembolism. We recently identified this association in the postoperative setting; however, the temporal relationship between infection and venous thromboembolism is not well defined OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the temporal relationship between venous thromboembolism and postoperative infectious co...

mellitus of 20 years’ duration pres ented three weeks after amputation of a gangrenous big toe with a large nonhealing, infected foot wound at the surgical site. The wound had increased in size within days and had become infected despite regular professional foot care. He had been prescribed oral amoxicillin–clavulanate for 10 days, followed by oral ciprofloxacin for another 10 days. The patien...

1050 April 2014 We read not only with interest but also with some surprise the review on high intraoperative oxygen concentration by Hovaguimian et al.1 that appeared recently in AnestHesiology. The authors selected 9 to 11 of 21 studies and by a meta-analysis they concluded that “intraoperative high inspired oxygen fraction decreases the risk of surgical-site infection in surgical patients rec...

The ability to diagnose adverse postcraniotomy or postcraniectomy events is essential for proper postoperative care. The importance of identifying postoperative changes on CT has previously been shown. The purpose of this study is to assess the normal and abnormal MR changes that may be seen in the postcraniotomy/postcraniectomy period. The postoperative MR, CT, and medical records of 41 postcr...

BACKGROUND Hospital compliance with the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures has increased recently for patients undergoing hip arthroplasty. However, reductions in postoperative infections were less than expected, and concern remains about complications associated with prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE). We sought to examine the association between hospital adherence...

IMPORTANCE Readmission after pancreatectomy is common, but few data compare patterns of readmission to index and nonindex hospitals. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the rate of readmission to index and nonindex institutions following pancreatectomy at a tertiary high-volume institution and to identify patient-level factors predictive of those readmissions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospec...

BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal surgery. Despite nearly three decades comparing laparoscopic with laparotomic appendectomy, the available scientific evidence does not show consensus of opinion about the best access for the treatment of acute appendicitis. The transumbilical laparoscopic assisted appendectomy combines the advantages of laparoscopic acces...

PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical application of resorbable and nonresorbable plates for correction of facial asymmetry. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 272 patients who had undergone orthognathic surgery were enrolled. The site of osteotomy was fixed using a nonresorbable plate in group I (n = 152) and using a resorbable plate in group II (n = 120). The po...

BACKGROUND Although hyperglycemia has been associated with poor postoperative outcomes, preoperative hyperglycemia is not used as a screening tool in patients without diabetes. We evaluated preoperative glucose as a marker for postoperative outcomes in patients without diabetes to assess its usefulness as a potential screening tool. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical characteristics for a sample ...