background: acute appendicitis is one of the most common acute surgery events. its main treatment is surgery. however medical management before and after the surgery has an important impact on the treatment. objective: the aim of study was evaluating the outcomes of single dose and quadruple doses of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in patients with acute non-complicated appendicitis. methods: t...

introduction: postoperative wound infection is a complication that occurs after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. the aim of this study was to examine the incidence of wound infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery among the patients operated in ghaem hospital in the city of mashhad from 2009-2011. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed in the years 2009 to 2011 on 3...

reported here are two cases of delayed postsurgical brucella abscess within the cranium, treated successfully by reoperation and appropriate medical therapy. both patients had an occupational exposure to the pathogenic organism. systemic symptoms of brucellosis became manifest postoperatively in case i and were present in case ii long before operation. the diagnosis was confirmed by serology an...

Introduction: Antibiotic therapy before or after orthognathic surgery is commonly recommended by surgeons to minimize the risk of wound infection. This article evaluates the value of Prophylactic antibiotic therapy in order to diminish the incidence of postoperative wound infection after orthognathic surgery.   Materials and Methods: Fifty candidates for bimaxillary orthognathic surgery were di...

introduction: antibiotic therapy before or after orthognathic surgery is commonly recommended by surgeons to minimize the risk of wound infection. this article evaluates the value of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in order to diminish the incidence of postoperative wound infection after orthognathic surgery.   materials and methods: fifty candidates for bimaxillary orthognathic surgery were di...

Infectious disease complicating surgery involving the musculoskeletal system is one of the most important causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Timely detection and accurate localization of infectious processes have important clinical implications and are critical to appropriate patient management. Imaging studies can play an important role in the detection of infection and can help ...