The purpose of this study was to determine whether the application of platelet gel (PG) on cardiac surgery wound incisions would promote wound healing and reduce the subsequent incidence of postoperative infections, thereby decreasing the length of hospital stay and hospital costs. Previous work has shown increased incisional healing effect among coronary artery bypass graft patients who receiv...

HYPOTHESIS Application of skin sealant prior to incision reduces microbial contamination of the wound. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial. SETTING Six teaching hospitals. PATIENTS A total of 177 adult patients undergoing elective open inguinal hernia repair were randomized to either standard skin preparation with 10% povidone-iodine or skin preparation followed by ...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most reliable procedures that can provide shortterm high clinical success rates and long-term durable outcome. The surgery has been developed for more than 40 years and most of the clinical practices are standardized for the patient care. In the past, THA had been done by making a wound about 25 cm in length. Many surgeons believed that big wounds shou...

OBJECTIVE Olive oil and olive leaf extract are used for treatment of skin diseases and wounds in Iran. The main component of olive leaf extract is Oleuropein. This research is focused on the effects of Oleuropein on skin wound healing in aged male Balb/c mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, Oleuropein was provided by Razi Herbal Medicine Institute, Lorestan, Iran.Twenty fou...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the wound complication rate in patients undergoing transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic (SIL) surgery. BACKGROUND SIL surgery claims to be less invasive than conventional laparoscopy. Small SIL series have raised concerns toward a higher wound complication rate related to the transumbilical incision. METHODS In a 44-month period, 1145 consecutive SIL procedures ...

Wound healing potential of different extracts of henna leaves i.e. Lawsonia inermis Linn. was evaluated on the rat excision and incision wound models. Lawsone isolated from the leaves was also screened for same pharmacological activity.It was observed that the oral administration as well as topical application of ethanol extract of henna leaves and lawsone exhibited significanthealing response ...

Aqueous extract of leaves of M. oleifera was investigated and rationalised for its wound healing activity. The aqueous extract was studied at dose level of 300 mg/kg body weight using resutured incision; excision and dead space wound models in rats. Significant increase in wound closure rate, skin-breaking strength, granuloma breaking strength, hydroxyproline content, granuloma dry weight and d...

Effects of topical administration of ethanolic extract of Malvastrum Tricuspidatum ointment was studied respectively on two types of wound models in wistar rats, (i) the incision and (ii) the dead space wound model. The ointment of the ethanolic extract of Malvastrum Tricuspidatum produced significant response in both of the wound types tested. In the incision model the extract treated wounds w...

Background: The natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has become a commonly considered novel approach in the surgical field. The NOTES provide possibility of operation through the natural orifice and decreases the intentional puncture of the systemic organ and subsequent complications. Totally transanal laparo-endoscopic single-site proctoColectomy-Ileoanal J-Pouch (TLPC-J) is...

The Abdominal Incision The caudal ventral median celiotomy is the most popular approach because it is simple and allows access to most of the equine abdomen. This incision extends for 25 cm or more from a point 2.5 cm cranial to the umbilicus. A more cranial approach would also be indicated if preoperative information suggested a lesion in the cranial part of the abdomen, such as diaphragmatic ...