We report three previously healthy individuals, aged 19-40 yr, with co-existing infected lower limb cutaneous wounds, who developed, in all probability, spinal space infections complicating continuous extradural analgesia. As the number of patients with extradural catheters and large cutaneous wounds represents a small fraction of the total number of patients with extradural catheters, three ca...

Surgical procedures on large skin defects can be challenging in the short term due to size of lesion, infection, and tissue defect. A regenerative therapy for wounds has been applied promote healing process. An 8-month-old, Korean domestic short-haired female cat, weighing 3 kg, was rescued with extensive right flank inguinal region caused by bite wounds. In this case, amniotic membranes adipos...

BACKGROUND Full-thickness burn wounds require excision and skin grafting. Multiple surgical procedures are inevitable in managing moderate to severe full-thickness burns. Wound bed preparations prior to surgery are necessary in order to prevent wound infection and promote wound healing. Honey can be used to treat burn wounds. However, not all the honey is the same. This study aims to evaluate t...

Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface. Frequent changing of wound dressings may result in damage to healing tissues and an increased risk of infection. This paper presents the first results from a monitoring system that i...

We have studied prospectively the outcome of wound discharge in patients after arthroplasty of the hip and knee. Over a period of 3.5 years 530 primary arthroplasties were carried out in one hospital. Postoperative wound infections developed in 82. At a mean follow-up of two years a comparison was made between these patients and 82 with healthy wounds, in terms of symptoms and signs of deep inf...

Aim: To analyse the microbial profile of canine persistent wound infections. Materials and Methods: The total wound samples (n=172) taken from both traumatic (140) and post-surgical (32) persistent wounds in canines were processed for routine microbial isolation and identification during a period of 15 months. Results: Staphylococcus intermedius was found to be the predominant isolate from all ...

Abstract Purpose of Review The management chronic wounds, a debilitating condition, presents considerable challenge to healthcare professionals and significant burden on services. When these wounds are exposed the external environment, they susceptible microbial infection, which further complicates their worsens clinical outcomes. Recent Findings Bacteria typically exist in as part biofilm, is ...

Invasive fungal wound infection (FWI) after burn injury, while uncommon, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There are numerous risk factors for FWI, including large size incomplete excision of wounds. FWI can be challenging to diagnose. Close attention changes in the physical examination and, particular, appearance wounds leads team suspicious FWI. Once suspected, histopath...

Predrag MATIĆ Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute 1 Heroja Milana Tepića Street 11000 Belgrade Serbia [email protected] SUMMARY Introduction Infection of synthetic graft in the groin is a rare but devastating complication. When it occurs, several possibilities of treatment are available. Extra-anatomic reconstruction and in-situ implantation of new, infection resistant grafts are associated with ...

Introduction: Surgical site infections [SSIs] are the Third most common nosocomial infections, According to National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance, patients who hospitalized account for 15 18 percent of all .increased mortality and morbidity rates associated with Surgery.
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