conclusions: the study findings revealed that peritoneal lavage with imipenem solution (1 mg/ml) decreases the rate of post-operative ssis in patients with perforated appendicitis in comparison to patients irrigated with normal saline alone. these patients also had shorter hospital stay, and lower hospital costs. results: imipenem solution irrigation was associated with significant clinical imp...

INTRODUCTION This study was performed to observe the efficacy of a modified surgical wound dressing applied as part of decannulation wound care after tracheotomy. METHODS Eighty-four patients were randomly allocated into a traditional care group, a surgical wound dressing group, and a modified surgical wound dressing group. Each group comprised 28 patients. The following outcomes were observe...

Objective: This article describes management of surgicalwound dehiscence. in a cesarean section.Method: Case report.Case: A 39 years-old woman, P4, presented with reddish puscoming out from open surgical wound on day 4 following acaesarean section. Laboratory fi ndings revealed conditionof Hypoalbuminemia, leukocytosis, and Staphylococcusaureus was detected pus the base. Upon theresuturing, dre...

OBJECTIVE: To review the risk factors for surgical wound infection; the use of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of wound infection; and the benefits of wound surveillance programmes to reduce the rate of surgical wound infection. DATA SOURCES: Medline literature search and review of published work on surgical wound infection, and the references cited in them. STUDY SELECTION: Critical...

Background: Major leg wound complications after coronary artery bypass graft procedures are infrequent and few are reported in the litrature.We present our experience in treating 30 patients with major leg wound complications after coronary revascularization procedures. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 2100 bypass procedures with saphenous veingraft performed over a 5-years p...

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