Background and Aim: Different methods for appendectomy operation wound repairs have been applied. The two common methods of the wound repair in suppurative phase of appendicitis are subcuticular and interrupted wound repair. There have been controversies on the benefit of each method. This Study was designed to compare the two methods of appendectomy wound repair on wound infection after suppur...

Background and purpose: Sternal Wound Infection (SWI) is a serious complication of median sternotomy that increases the rate of mortality. We report our experience of managing SWI in a regional cardiothoracic unit in Mazandaran province, Iran. Materials and methods: We prospectively studied 4725 patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting between March 2012 and March 2015...

Background and objective: Wound infection usually appears on days fifth to eighth after a surgery. The most important clinical signs are: redness, increased pain, and swelling or warmth around infected area. An effective way to reduce an infection is use of surgical mask for reduction of bacterial drips splashing from one's mouth or nose. This study was done to compare the effect of masks and s...

Carcinoma of the breast is considered to be the number one cause of death for women in many countries. Diversity of opinion and contraversies still exist among specialists in taking a unified treatment protocol in this disease. Although in the present century, many researchers and specialists have been doing extensive work on this problem which has resulted in a large volume of written material...

Introduction: Among wound infections of surgeries, those related to orthopedic surgeries are important and prevalent. The implantable instruments have been used in these surgeries that increase the risk of infection. The current study aimed to determine the incidence of wound infection in orthopedic surgeries and some of its effective factors in selected hospitals of Isfahan University of Medic...

Background and purpose: Surgical site infections are infections of the tissues,organs,or spaces exposed by surgeons during performance of an invasive procedure,and the development of SSIs is related to the degree of microbial contamination of wound during surgery,duration of the procedure,and host factors.Inguinal hernioplasty is one of the most common surgical operations. The use of prophylact...

    Surgical wound infection is the second most common cause of nosocomial infection which leads to mortality and extra expenses due to prolonged stay in the hospital. The aim of the present study was to survey surgical wound infection in different wards of Iran University Hospitals and investigate the predisposing and risk factors. Investigation was done on 960 patients who underwent surgery i...