introduction: deep sternal wound infection is a rare but serious complication after cardiac surgery that can increase mortality and morbidity. the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and causative germs of deep sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery.   methods: data were collected retrospectively from patients who underwent different cardiac surgeries including coronar...

UNLABELLED Surgical site infection is a common complication in surgery, which increases treatment cost, extends hospitalization time and can lead to septic complications. The aim of the study was analysis of postoperative infections in own material and finding significant risk factors with preserving the obligatory procedures in the clinic. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective analysis of 270 con...

One hundred twenty-three femoral shaft fractures were treated with Grosse-Kempf slotted, locked nails and followed for a median 20 (range, 12-60) months. There were eight intraoperative and 11 postoperative complications, among them two superficial and two deep infections. Most of the intraoperative complications and some postoperatively lost reductions could have been prevented by a better ope...

Internal Jugular Vein (IJV) thrombosis is a rare but potentially fatal condition. First described in 1912 as a complication of peritonsillar abscess [1] it is now known to have a varied aetiology. The leading cause of IJV thrombosis is the use of the IJV for venous access [2] and central venous catheterization. Other causes include oropharyngeal infection (Lemierre Syndrome), deep neck space in...

Abstract Background The retropharyngeal space is a deep compartment of the head and neck region which extends from base skull to mediastinum, between posterior pharyngeal wall vertebral muscles, delimited laterally by carotid sheaths. Pathological processes are rarely encountered, generally isolated painless masses often cystic, they usually originate branchial arch anomalies, but only in rare ...

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is an uncommon, yet clinically significant infection that rapidly progresses to involve the deep neck spaces. Early recognition and aggressive surgical intervention and debridement are important, as this disease is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. In this report, we present a case of CNF and descending mediastinitis from a non-odontogenic sour...

A group of patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) initially present with cervical lymphadenitis or deep neck infection. These unusual KD presentations lead to unnecessary antibiotic therapy or surgical intervention, thereby delaying intravenous immunoglobulin treatment and increasing the risk of coronary artery damage. We present four KD patients whose initial presentations mimicked a retropharyng...

We are reporting a case of nonabsorbable suture-induced osteomyelitis in patient who had an open rotator cuff repair with nonabsorbable Ethibond anchor suture. Patient in this case presented with very subtle clinical features of osteomyelitis of the left proximal humerus 15 years after initial rotator cuff repair surgery. Literature had shown that deep infection following rotator cuff repairs, ...

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis a clinical entity formed by the spreading of cervical infection from dental and oropharyngeal structures through deep cavities between fascia on neck to mediastinum, pleural pericardial spaces with necrosis soft tissue has high mortality. Herein we present case 73-year-old admitted emergency department septic clinic. The patient was diagnosed descending due ...

INTRODUCTION Hemiarthroplasty is the recommended treatment for displaced, intracapsular, femoral neck fractures. This study aimed to evaluate the early complications following insertion of the JRI Furlong cemented hemiarthroplasty, a contemporary, modular, double tapered, polished prosthesis. METHOD A series of 459 consecutive patients (May 2006 - June 2009) treated with a JRI hemiarthroplast...