Electroceutical Suture Microstructured fiber, reported in article number 2201854 by Louis A. van der Elst, Merve Gokce, and co-workers, autonomously induces an electric field to a wound, suppressing the proliferation of multiresistant bacteria. The weaved into gauze, spooled sponge, or used as surgical suture, provides non-drug, easy-to-produce enhancement antibiotic wound treatment.

treatment planning poses difficulties in edentulous patients for orthognathic surgery prediction and fixation.treatment of severe class iii malocclusion frequently requires orthognathic surgical procedures. for such patients, orthognathic surgery would be the only option before prosthetic rehabilitation.this clinical report describes step-by-step fabrication of a surgical splint for an edentulo...

Enteroatmospheric fistulae (EAF) - unnatural connections between the bowel and the outside environment - are a feared complication of major abdominal operations. EAF pose a life-threatening risk to patients already weakened by surgical insult by altering fluid and electrolyte balance and fostering malnutrition. The authors describe a method of wound management for a 64-year-old morbidly obese...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to provide updated guidelines for the prevention of surgical wound infections based upon review and interpretation of the current and past literature. BACKGROUND The development and treatment of surgical wound infections has always been a limiting factor to the success of surgical treatment. Although continuous improvements have been made, surgical sit...

Gowns, gloves, and masks have been a familiar sight in operating rooms since the beginning of the previous century. Colors and shapes have changed over the years, but the principle of covering body surfaces to prevent the spread of microorganisms from the surgical team to the surgical wound has remained unchanged. The notion that surgical-wound infection is the result of contamination of the wo...

BACKGROUND Wound infections after abdominal surgery are still frequent types of nosocomial infections. Suture materials might serve as a vehicle for mechanical transport of bacteria into the surgical wound. To prevent the contamination of suture material in surgical wounds, triclosan-coated suture materials with antibacterial activity was developed. We here report a prospective randomized pathw...

After reviewing the literature about the microbial spectrum, the risk factors of post-operative infections, and the results of surgical interventions, the following recommendation can be made for the management of bite wounds:FRESH, OPEN WOUNDS: surgical debridement, if appropriate, then an antiseptic lavage with a fluid consisting of povidone iodine and ethanol (e.g., Betaseptic(®)), no antibi...