introduction :   co 2 (carbon dioxide) laser application in circumcision, for cutting and coagulation, has been reported to have excellent results. also, tissue glue has been reported to have advantages over sutures for approximation of wound edges. most previous studies focused on comparisons between co 2 laser and scalpel, or between tissue glue and sutures. this study prospectively compared ...

backgrounds: the aim of this study was to determine if preemptive local anesthesia yields better postoperative pain control than infiltration of local anesthesia at the time of wound closure. methods: forty patients aged between 1 and 10 years were randomly allocated to one of the two groups by using a sealed envelope technique. group 1 received 0.5 mg/kg bupivacaine 20 minutes before the incis...

PURPOSE This study was designed to adapt a surgical wound care algorithm that is used to provide evidence-based surgical wound care in a critical care unit. METHODS This study used, the 'ADAPTE process', an international clinical practice guideline development method. The 'Bonnie Sue wound care algorithm' was used as a draft for the new algorithm. A content validity index (CVI) targeting 135 ...

Background: Antiseptic scrub and paint can reduce bacterial colonization and postoperative wound infection. Two forms of antiseptics, povidone iodine and chlorhexidine, are commonly used in the operating theater. Objective: To study the efficacy of the reduction of bacterial colonization and surgical wound infection among these antiseptic. Material and Method: Five hundred surgical patients wer...

introduction : for many years surgical incisions were done by scalpel. nowadays this method has been replaced with electrocautery.each of these methods has their disadvantages and benefits. the purpose of this study is to compare these two methods in midline laparotomy surgeries. methods :  from 2012 until 2013, one hundred patients enter the study, underwent midline laparotomy and were divided...