A prospective randomized clinical trial comparing the use of a new iodophor-impregnated incise drape with a standard skin preparation technique in 1102 patients undergoing abdominal surgical procedures is reported. The effect of the incise drape on wound bacterial contamination and subsequent wound infections is compared. The iodophor-impregnated plastic incise drape reduced the contamination o...

Two thousand sixty-three surgical procedures were performed on 1992 patients (1715 dogs and 277 cats). In a retrospective analysis, the procedures were categorized according to the expected degree of wound contamination, and corresponding wound infection rates were determined. The number of procedures in each category and the percent that became infected were as follows: clean (1100, 2.5%), cle...

Introduction: Regarding cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, there is still debate regarding drain insertion. The aim of the present study was to detect if there is a beneficial added value to drain the abdomen in case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Patients and Methods: A total of 120 patients diagnosed having acute cholecystitis were enrolled to this study and we...

objective(s): appendicitis remains the most common condition in the pediatric population requiring emergency abdominal operation. management of acute simple appendicitis is well described but controversy remains as to the optimal treatment of complicated appendicitis. common complications of acute appendicitis include: localized peritonitis and abscess formation, flegmon and general peritonitis...

Postoperative spinal wound infection is a potentially devastating complication after operative spinal procedures. Despite the utilization of perioperative prophylactic antibiotics in recent years and improvements in surgical technique and postoperative care, wound infection continues to compromise patients' outcome after spinal surgery. In the modern era of pending health care reform with incre...

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...

BACKGROUND Sternal wound infection is a devastating complication of cardiothoracic surgery that carries high postoperative morbidity and mortality rates. We explored whether our current program of extensive bacteriological examination including repeat blood cultures may contribute to the early diagnosis of sternal wound infection. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 112 patients who were subj...

BACKGROUND The role of prophylactic antibiotics in breast augmentation remains controversial. However, the majority of surgeons are administering antibiotics. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of antibiotic(s) use in the incidence of infection and capsular contracture following breast augmentation. METHODS From September 2004 to November 2010, 180 patients underwent primary bilateral brea...

Objective To evaluate the incidence of postoperative infection and fracture nonunion as well as the risk factors for postoperative infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients. Methods From May 2013 to March 2016, the HIV positive fracture patients treated surgically in orthopaedics department of our hospital were analyzed retrospectively, and fifty HIV negative fracture ...

Background: Abdominal stab injury is a type of penetrating abdominal injury. The management may be operative or non-operative. Objectives: To determine the pattern, treatment options and outcome in injuries. Methods: This was retrospective study carried out over 4 years between January 2014 December 2017, at University Benin Teaching Hospital, City, Nigeria. Patients aged 18 above formed popula...