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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Surgical site infection"”.
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Surgical Site Infection Reduction Through Nasal Decolonization Prior to Surgery
<p>Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common and expensive healthcare-acquired infection. The objective of this nurse-driven process improvement project was to implement a cost-effective and practical decolonization protocol to improve outcomes for high-risk veteran populations undergoing …
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Convolutional Neural Net Models and Image Processing Methods for Predicting Surgical Site Infection
Surgical site infections are an important cause of disability, cost, and even mortality, especially in low-resource settings, where patients have limited access to clinical facilities or trained medical professionals. As an alternative to a hospital-based diagnosis by a doctor, there is interest in …
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A retrospective review of surgical site infection following caesarean section at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… risk factor in the development of puerperal infection, and surgical site infection (SSI) after CS increases maternal morbidity as well as medical costs. Mowbray Maternity Hospital (MMH), is a secondary level, public maternity hospital. The caesarean section rate at MMH has increased …
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Efficacy Of Various Modes Of Bowel Preparation to Prevent Surgical Site Infection Following Elective Colorectal Resection
… with the aim of preventing complications such as surgical site infection (SSI). Newer evidence suggests that MBP does not reduce the risk of infection and that oral antibiotic (OA) use may be important in reducing post-operative infectious complications, however, there is little evidence comparing …
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Prophylactic antibiotic regimen and risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease: a retrospective cohort study
Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre el régimen antibiótico profiláctico (cefazolina sola frente a cefazolina más metronidazol) y la aparición de infecciones del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ), así como la gravedad y el tratamiento de la infección, en pacientes sometidas a histerectomía por enfermedad …
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The impact of a quality improvement complex intervention on the incidence of surgical site infection and the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious post-operative complication that depletes hospital resources and has a detrimental impact on patient outcomes. There is published evidence to help healthcare professionals prevent SSIs, yet SSI prevention remains suboptimum and a complex problem …
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Postoperative glucose control : decreasing incidence of cardiothoracic surgical site infections in diabetic patients
… a significant relationship between diabetes and surgical site infection for cardiothoracic surgeries. The importance of postoperative glucose control on reducing the incidence of cardiothoracic surgical site infections amongst diabetic patients is reviewed. The research question: Amongst diabetic …
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Assessment of Bacteriuria and Surgical Site Infections in Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease
… Another aim was to determine the incidence of surgical site infections in dogs with and without asymptomatic bacteriuria. Results: In 156 dogs with cruciate ligament disease, the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria was 7.1%. Furthermore, the prevalence was 12.4% in female dogs and 0% in male …
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Local anesthetic wound infusion versus standard analgesia in paediatric post-operative pain control : a randomised control trial
… perioperative antibiotics, wound class risk of surgical site infection, time to return to full feeds, drug reactions; hospital stay, surgical site infection and wound catheter and epidural catheter complications were recorded for each patient. Primary outcome measure was total morphine used in …
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Design of a low-cost autoclave for adoption in rural health posts of the developing world
Incidence of surgical site infection is two to five times higher in developing nations as compared to developed nations. Autoclaves kill all dangerous pathogens, including heat-resistant endospores, and are an essential tool to achieving and maintaining a sterile environment, which decreases risk …
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Indications and short term outcomes of major limb amputations at the university teaching hospitals adult and emergency hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Introduction: Limb amputation is the surgical removal of all or part of a limb or extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toes or fingers. A major limb amputation is performed proximal to the wrist or ankle. There are various indications and short term outcomes for major limb amputations. Limb …
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Intraoperative antibiotic redosing in high blood loss cases for adults
… a high blood loss event is necessary to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures were created to instill standards into facilities to prevent costly complications associated with SSI. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative aims to …
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Microbiological profile of surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery at the university teaching hospital; Lusaka, Zambia.
Background and purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the infection to the surgical site occurring within a year of surgery (if an implant is used) or within 30 days if no implant is used. SSI is a known cause of poor outcomes, increased healthcare cost on patients, sometimes leading to …
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Microbiological profile of surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery at the university teaching hospital; Lusaka, Zambia.
Background and purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) is the infection to the surgical site occurring within a year of surgery (if an implant is used) or within 30 days if no implant is used. SSI is a known cause of poor outcomes, increased healthcare cost on patients, sometimes leading to …
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Infecção após tratamento cirúrgico de cardiopatias congênitas: revisão sistemática da literatura
… children with CHD is more vulnerable to infections. Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality of children and adolescents submitted to cardiac surgery. Objectives: to determine the incidence of nosocomial infections in children and adolescent diagnosed with …
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Design of an ultraportable surgical enclosure for low resource environments
Access to surgical care for people in remote settings and/or developing countries is limited: 30% of the world's population receives 75% of major operations [1]. In developing countries, up to a third of patients acquire a surgical site infection (SSI), which is nine times more likely than in …
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Evaluation of amoxicillin, metronidazole and gentamicin dosage regimens for use in antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent healthcare associatedinfections in Scotland and has a significant clinical and financial burden to hospitalsand society. Colorectal surgery is associated with the highest SSI rate amongelective operations and from the various measures to …
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Surgical site infections in Neurosurgery
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. We sought to define the incidence of SSI at our institution and examine the risk factors for infection. Methods An observational, retrospective cross-sectional review of 676 patients older than 13 years old …
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Resection of biliary mucinous cystic neoplasms: Study of a single institutional cohort and a literature review
… aim of this study was to assess the outcome of surgical resection of BMCNs. Methods: Data from a departmental and faculty registered prospective liver surgery database was used to identify patients who underwent surgery at Groote Schuur and the University of Cape Town Private Academic Hospitals …
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Triceps-off trans-fascial sleeve approach, functional outcomes and surgical technique in Distal Humerus fractures
… were identified from the prospectively kept surgical database. All had AO type C fractures of the distal humerus. The mean age was 36.7 ± 14.9 years (range 19 to 68). The assessment consisted of a review of their hospital records, range of motion, triceps strength, ultrasound evaluation of …
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