Incidence of surgical site infection after craniotomy: comparison between three months and twelve months of epidemiological surveillance

Surgical site infection surveillance after open gastrectomy and risk factors for surgical site infection.

Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance was examined in gastric cancer patients who had undergone an open gastrectomy between 1997 and 2003 at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) reports and several studies have discussed SSI risk factors, but only open gastrectomy was analyzed by regression analysis. The purpose of this study was to e...

Comparison of complications result from CU-T 380 A and CU Safe 300 IUDs three months after insertion

Introduction: Series studies have shown that complications vary based on the kind of IUD, and the smaller the size of IUD is the less the complications, such as bleeding and pain, will be. The aim of this study was to determine and to compare complications including bleeding, pain and etc in CU-T 380 A and CU Safe 300 IUDs users, three months after insertion. Materials and Methods: The presen...

Three vs twelve months of dual antiplatelet therapy after zotarolimus-eluting stents: the OPTIMIZE randomized trial.

IMPORTANCE The current recommendation is for at least 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. However, the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy with specific types of drug-eluting stents remains unknown. OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical noninferiority of 3 months (short-term) vs 12 months (long-term) of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients ...

909Comparison of three different data sources for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance after Colon Surgery

Comparison of surgical-site infection between open and laparoscopic appendectomy

PURPOSE An inflamed appendix can be removed either openly (open appendectomy [OA]) or laparoscopically (laparoscopic appendectomy [LA]). Surgical-site infection (SSI) is a representative healthcare-associated infection and can impose serious economic burdens on patients as well as affect morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to compare LA with OA in terms of SSI. METHODS Th...