This systematic review on C-reactive protein (CRP) was performed with the purpose to identify its predictive value in the prognosis/diagnosis of infection in surgical patients. The sources used in the search were: COCHRANE, EMBASE, LILACS, MEDLINE and OVID, and bibliographic references of the located studies. All studies found increased CRP levels after surgery in cases of postoperative infecti...

1 Associate Professor, Surgery Dept, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Telangana State, India, 507001 2 Assistant Professor, Surgery Department, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Telangana State Corresponding Author Sambashiva Rao.G Assistant Professor, Surgery Department, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Telangana State, Email:[email protected] Mobile No 9440913135 Abstract The principle...

BACKGROUND Hemorrhoidectomy is considered by many to be a contaminated operation that requires antibiotic prophylaxis to lower the incidence of surgical site infection. In reality, little evidence exists to either support or refute the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in this setting. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with reduced incidence of postop...

BACKGROUND Surgeons are often trying to decreased reinfection rates following two-stage reimplantation arthroplasty, which range from 3.2% to 13% because multiple staged revision procedures for infection can be costly and have high morbidity. We therefore asked: (1) Did the use of postoperative oral antibiotics reduce reinfection rates after 2-staged revision of THA? And (2) how did this compar...

Although persistent drainage and hematoma formation are recognized risk factors for the development of periprosthetic infection, it is not known if excess anticoagulation is a predisposing factor. We conducted a 2 to 1 case-control study with 78 cases who underwent revision for septic failure. The controls underwent the same index procedure but did not develop consequent infection. Patient como...

We evaluated all surgical site infections (SSI) and postoperative bacteremias secondary to SSI as part of an ongoing active surgical surveillance program at a community hospital. Among 40,191 surgical procedures, we identified 515 patients with SSI and 47 with postoperative bacteremia secondary to SSI. Four variables were examined as potential predictors for developing postoperative bacteremia ...

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a skin ulcerative necrosis, due to dermal neutrophilic infiltration, through a non-infectious exacerbation of cell -mediated immunity. Being characterized by pathergy, the disease may be triggered by surgery; in this case, it is easily mistaken for a postoperative infection. We report a case of pyoderma gangrenosum after coronary artery bypass surgery. The patient develo...