Introduction: Pediatric Deep Neck Space infections remain an important condition as it may potentially lead to life-threatening complications, this is especially so when there is a delay in diagnosis and treatment. The increasing isolation of communityacquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccoal Aureus (MRSA) in Paediatrics head and neck abscesses has been a major focus of the current literatur...

immediate and late post operative complications or radical neck dissection were discussed. preventive measures and the treatment of each were mentioned briefly. our 10 years experience with complications or neck dissection in the cancer institute was presented.

conclusions physicians are recommended to take microbiological cultures before starting empirical therapy recommended to cover gram-negative microorganisms in order to lower the risk of antibiotic resistance. objectives the current study aimed to determine the most common microorganisms involved in diabetic foot infection in order to minimize the failure of antibiotic therapy and the risk of de...

OBJECTIVES This study was performed to evaluate the impact of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level on characteristics and prognosis of maxillofacial fascial infection in diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 72 patients (35 patients with HbA1c lower than 7.0% and 37 patients with HbA1c higher than 7.0%) diagnosed with maxillofacial fascial space infectio...

BACKGROUND Urgent airway management is one of the most important responsibilities of otolaryngologists, often requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Urgent surgical airway intervention is indicated when an acute airway obstruction occurs or there are intubation difficulties. In these situations, surgical tracheostomy becomes extremely important. METHODS We retrospectively studied the patient...

Background: The role of wound drainage after total knee arthroplasty is still considered controversial as althoughclosed drainage systems have been believed to be effective in decreasing the post-operative complications, they couldalso facilitate the bleeding and increase the rate of transfusion and infection. We have conducted the current study tocompare the outcomes superficial subcutaneous, ...

Head & neck cancer is the major problem due to its associated morbidity and mortality. It is the sixth most common cancers and the eighth cause of cancer mortality in the world(1). The most important prognostic factor in the management of head and neck cancer is the presence of cervical lymph node metastasis. Neck dissection has been a well‐established procedure for diagnosing (staging) and tre...

background the management of distal tibia fractures continues to remain a source of controversy and debate. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the various complications of minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (mippo) using a locking plate for closed fractures of distal tibia in a retrospective study. patients and methods twenty-five patients with distal tibial frac...