BACKGROUND Estimating intraoperative blood loss can be a difficult task, especially when blood is mostly absorbed by gauze. In this study, we have provided an improved method for estimating blood absorbed by gauze. OBJECTIVES To develop a guide to estimate blood absorbed by surgical gauze. MATERIALS AND METHODS A clinical experiment was conducted using aspirated blood and common surgical ga...

BACKGROUND: Gauze dressing continues to be the most commonly used wound dressing. However, because of its porous structure it is not a barrier to bacterial penetration. Binding an antimicrobial agent to the gauze fibers may prevent bacterial migration through the gauze and thus allow gauze to become a bacterial barrier. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gauze treate...

BACKGROUND Transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer implies blind manipulation of the intrathoracic esophagus. We report a secure hemostatic method with gauze packing in transhiatal esophagectomy. METHODS The gauze-packing technique is utilized for hemostasis just after removal of the thoracic esophagus during transhiatal esophagectomy. After confirming cancer-free margins, the abdomin...

Abstract Background Gossypiboma refers to foreign body retained in the at end of operation and can be form gauze, sponge or any textile resulting grave consequences for both patient surgeon. Case Summary A 23-year-old female presented with complain generalized abdominal pain along non-bilious vomiting since 10 days. She also had relative constipation four Her past surgical history was unremarka...

BACKGROUND Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has remarkable effects on the healing of poststernotomy mediastinitis. Foam is presently the material of choice for NPWT in this indication. There is now increasing interest in using gauze, as this has proven successful in the treatment of peripheral wounds. It is important to determine the effects of NPWT using gauze on heart pumping function b...

retained gauze after surgery is an uncommon error and it may be associated with many complications. we are reporting our case to call attention to the fact that retained gauze may become symptomatic even after a very long interval. herein we report on a patient who developed infection and fistula with discharge from this error 35 years after a surgery for femur fracture and insertion of a im na...