Antimicrobial therapy remains to be the most important method of wound infection treatment. Systemically administered antimicrobials may not achieve therapeutic level in wound. On the other hand, in the absence of surgical debridement (due to any reason), most topically applied antimicrobials cannot penetrate the wound in therapeutic amount due to the presence of eschar. Burn eschar is a protei...

IMPORTANCE Surgical site infections remain one of the most frequent complications following abdominal surgery and cause substantial costs, morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of wound edge protectors in open abdominal surgery in reducing surgical site infections. EVIDENCE REVIEW A systematic literature search was conducted according to a prespecified review protoc...

PURPOSE The conventional treatment for postlaparotomy wound dehiscence usually involves surgical revision. Recently, vacuum-assisted closure has been successfully used in postlaparotomy wound dehiscence. The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical outcome of 207 patients undergoing vacuum-assisted closure therapy or conventional treatment for postlaparotomy wound dehiscence. METH...

Corresponding author: Dr Rubina Malhotra, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, GGSMC, Faridkot. Email id: [email protected] This article may be cited as : Malhotra R, Walia G. A Study on factors affecting post operative wound infection. Int J Com Health and Med Res 2015;1(1):17-21 Article Recieved 9-11-15 Accepted On: 11-12-2015 NTRODUCTION A wound is the disruption in the ...

Patients with multiple failed vaginal surgeries utilizing synthetic mesh present a therapeutic challenge. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman with severe stress urinary incontinence and mesh extrusion after two failed synthetic sling surgeries. Surgical reconstruction consisted of mesh excision, urethral reconstruction with vaginal tubularization, autologous rectus fascia sling placement. ...

INTRODUCTION Wound complications following arthroplasty are associated with significant impact on the patient and healthcare system. Skin cleansing prior to surgical incision is a simple and effective method to prevent wound complications however, the question of which agent is superior for surgical skin antisepsis is unresolved. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This cluster randomised controlled trial a...

The basic treatment of osteomyelitis remains even today the surgical debridement in combination with a wound irrigation by lavage systems. Next to a comprehensive knowledge of the surgical techniques a profound knowledge of the lavage systems, the rinsing solutions used and the philosophies of revision programs are a must. In this article the typical hardware of modern lavage systems is analyse...

BACKGROUND The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling system is frequently unbalanced in human malignancies due to increased ligand production, receptor overexpression, receptor mutations, and/or cross-talk with other receptor systems. For this reason, the EGFR is an attractive target for anticancer therapy. The epidermal growth factor also plays an important role in regulating multi...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine wound assessment and management in patients following surgery and to compare these practices with current evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection across one healthcare services district in Queensland, Australia. BACKGROUND Despite innovations in surgical techniques, technological advances and environmental improvements in the oper...