introduction: opium addiction can change immune response to types of stress such as injury or trauma due to alterations in the in secretion status of cytokines in the body. in this study, effects of opium addiction on wound healing and post-operative adhesion bands were assessed after laparotomy. materials and methods: male rats (n=20) were randomly divided into opium addicted (documented with ...

Background. The objective was to determine the prevalence of post-operative infections after cesarean section and identify modifiable risk factors associated with postcesarean section infections. Methods. Retrospective chart review of patients who underwent a cesarean section between January 1, 2013–June 30, 2014 was conducted at an academic institution. Postoperative infection was defined as a...

Surgical site infections are a frequent cause of morbidity following surgical procedures. Gram-positive cocci, particularly staphylococci, cause many of these infections, although gram-negative organisms are also frequently involved. The risk of developing a surgical site infection is associated with a number of factors, including aspects of the operative procedure itself, such as wound classif...

Objective: To compare hydrocolloid with conventional gauze dressing in prevention of infections after clean surgical procedures. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery, CMH Rawalpindi from 22 Jan 2010 to 22 Aug 2010. Patients and Methods: A total of 400 patients undergoing clean surgical procedures were randomly allocated in two equal group...

Methods: Spine surgeries closed by a single plastic surgeon at a large academic hospital were reviewed. Patients 18 years or younger, with invasiveness indices of zero, current wound infections, or undergoing surgery for management of complications from prior procedures were excluded. Factors significantly associated (p<0.05) with wound complications on univariate analysis were included in a re...

Introduction: Opium addiction can change immune response to Types of stress such as injury or trauma due to alterations in the in secretion status of cytokines in the body. In this study, effects of opium addiction on wound healing and post-operative adhesion bands were assessed after laparotomy. Materials and Methods: Male rats (n=20) were randomly divided into opium addicted (documented with ...

Achilles tendon ruptures are a common tendon injury, usually occurring in middle-aged men during recreational sporting activities. Both nonoperative and operative management are employed to treat these injuries. Several operative treatments are described in the literature, including percutaneous Achilles repair, mini-open repair, and open repair. Open Achilles repair is associated with higher r...

We compared allogeneic blood usage for two groups of patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery (TKR). Patients were randomized to receive either their post-operative wound drainage as an autotransfusion (n=115) after processing or to have this wound drainage discarded (n=116). Allogeneic blood was transfused in patients of either group whose haemoglobin fell below 9 g dl(-1). Only 7% o...

BACKGROUND Despite the reported advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA), ongoing debate exists about a possible increase in postoperative infectious complication rates especially intraabdominal infections and wound infection, unless wound protection is utilized. METHODS All consecutive appendectomies (open and laparoscopic) performed over 4 months were included in this prospective study....