نتایج جستجو برای: surgical site infections

تعداد نتایج: 923686  

 Background and purpose: Surgical site infection is one of the most important complications of cardiac surgery, and in 50% of cases, is caused by Staphylococcus species. This study evaluated the effectiveness of intranasal administration of mupirocin in reducing nasal bacterial colonization, mediastinal, sternal, pulmonary, and skin infections after open-heart surgery. Materials and methods: T...

2017
Kelemu Abebe Gelaw Amlaku Mulat Aweke Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie Liknaw Bewket Zeleke

BACKGROUND A cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a woman's abdomen and uterus to deliver her baby. Surgical site infections are a common surgical complication among patients delivered with cesarean section. Further it caused to increase maternal morbidity, stay of hospital and the cost of treatment. METHODS Hospital based cross-sectional study was cond...

Journal: :The Surgical clinics of North America 2009
John P Kirby John E Mazuski

Surgical site infections are a frequent cause of morbidity following surgical procedures. Gram-positive cocci, particularly staphylococci, cause many of these infections, although gram-negative organisms are also frequently involved. The risk of developing a surgical site infection is associated with a number of factors, including aspects of the operative procedure itself, such as wound classif...

2015
André L. Mihaljevic Rebekka Schirren Tara C. Müller Victoria Kehl Helmut Friess Jörg Kleeff

BACKGROUND Postoperative surgical site infections cause substantial morbidity, prolonged hospitalization, costs and even mortality, and remain one of the most frequent surgical complications. In prospective trials with adequate follow-up, more than 20 % of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery are affected and methods to reduce surgical site infections are urgently needed. Negative-pr...

Journal: :The New England journal of medicine 2010
Rabih O Darouiche Matthew J Wall Kamal M F Itani Mary F Otterson Alexandra L Webb Matthew M Carrick Harold J Miller Samir S Awad Cynthia T Crosby Michael C Mosier Atef Alsharif David H Berger

BACKGROUND Since the patient's skin is a major source of pathogens that cause surgical-site infection, optimization of preoperative skin antisepsis may decrease postoperative infections. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleansing with chlorhexidine-alcohol is more protective against infection than is povidone-iodine. METHODS We randomly assigned adults undergoing clean-contaminated surg...

Journal: :Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC 2011
Mansoor Khan Jawad Khalil Rooh-ul-Muqim Mohammad Zarin Touseef Ul Hassan Nisar Ahmed Muhammad Salman Ghulam Muhammad

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSI) are among the most common complications in surgical patients and have serious consequences for outcomes and costs. This study aimed to determine the rates and risk factors affecting surgical site infections and their incidence at Surgical 'C' Unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. The study was conducted to compare with rates obtained by la...

Journal: :Cureus 2015
Daniel Felbaum Hasan R Syed Rita Snyder Jason E McGowan Ribhu T Jha Mani N Nair

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart analysis. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to describe the senior author's (MNN) experience applying a widely available surgical drape as a postoperative sterile surgical site dressing for both cranial and spinal procedures. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important complication of spine surgery that can result in signi...

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