A study to determine the proportion of diabetic cases handled by hospitals in Jammu regarding orthopedic surgeries, especially among different age group, employing a Bayesian model called Beta-binomial conjugate using sequential estimation method. From hospital record Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu. Data was collected and collated over period 3 years from 2014-2016 terms 4 quarters (Ja...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) improved surgical site infection (SSI) rates using national data at the patient level for both SCIP adherence and SSI occurrence. BACKGROUND The SCIP was established in 2006 with the goal of reducing surgical complications by 25% in 2010. METHODS National Veterans' Affairs (VA) data f...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review. OBJECTIVE Isthmic spondylolisthesis (ISY) is a common orthopedic condition. Our objective was to identify trends in the surgical management of adult ISY in the United States and to evaluate trends in the surgical techniques utilized. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Various surgical approaches have been described for ISY but preferred trends are not known. M...

IMPORTANCE Surgical site infection (SSI) complicates 2-5% of surgeries in the United States. Severity of SSI ranges from superficial skin infection to life-threatening conditions such as severe sepsis, and SSIs are responsible for increased morbidity, mortality, and economic burden associated with surgery. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a commonly-isolated organism for SSI, and methicilli...

Background: Various studies have shown the effects of morbid obesity on adverse consequences various surgeries, especially postoperative infections. However, some that complications spinal surgery in obese and non-obese patients are not significantly different. Objectives: This study investigated compared duration surgery, length hospital stay, after common surgeries by orthopedic spine fellows...

Background. The development of a clear algorithm local anesthetic dosage for spinal anesthesia during surgeries on the lower extremities is an urgent issue, even after century using this method analgesia. aim our study to improve efficiency and safety extremity surgery in orthopedic trauma patients by developing algorithm. Materials methods. conducted based analysis bilateral methods 75 with de...