Abstract: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial problem. Although hyperlipidemia (HLP), diabetes (DM), and hypertension (HTN) are known as the familial and cardiac risk factors, CABG is rare in the several members of a family. We reported the six members of a family who presented with MI and/or advanced angina pectoris during the 6 years. CABG(Coronary artery bypass graft) considere...

materials and methods one hundred ssis specimens were obtained by needle aspiration from purulent material in depth of infected site. these specimens were cultured and incubated in both aerobic and anaerobic condition. for detection of antibiotic susceptibility pattern in aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, we used disk diffusion, agar dilution, and e-test methods. results a total of 194 bacterial ...

conclusions: the study findings revealed that peritoneal lavage with imipenem solution (1 mg/ml) decreases the rate of post-operative ssis in patients with perforated appendicitis in comparison to patients irrigated with normal saline alone. these patients also had shorter hospital stay, and lower hospital costs. results: imipenem solution irrigation was associated with significant clinical imp...

INTRODUCTION This study was performed to observe the efficacy of a modified surgical wound dressing applied as part of decannulation wound care after tracheotomy. METHODS Eighty-four patients were randomly allocated into a traditional care group, a surgical wound dressing group, and a modified surgical wound dressing group. Each group comprised 28 patients. The following outcomes were observe...

Maggots were used as adjunct treatment for infected wounds that showed no response to the classical approach of wound debridement and antibiotic therapy. We summarize findings for 11 patients with necrotic wounds who received treatment with "surgical" maggots (100-2900 applied in 3-10 changes of dressing) for 11-34 days, which apparently aided in tissue remodeling and cure, and describe 2 typic...

UNLABELLED CLINICAL SUMMARY: This is the first clinical report of use of a combination of nanocrystalline silver and subatmospheric pressure therapy to treat a resistant wound infection, following tumour removal and radiation therapy, in a difficult-to-manage surgical site in a cat. PRACTICAL RELEVANCE The therapy was well tolerated and the authors suggest it is a valid treatment protocol for...

Objective: This article describes management of surgicalwound dehiscence. in a cesarean section.Method: Case report.Case: A 39 years-old woman, P4, presented with reddish puscoming out from open surgical wound on day 4 following acaesarean section. Laboratory fi ndings revealed conditionof Hypoalbuminemia, leukocytosis, and Staphylococcusaureus was detected pus the base. Upon theresuturing, dre...

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of combined oral and systemic antibiotics (combined) versus systemic antibiotics (systemic) alone in preventing surgical site infection in elective surgery of the colon, and to perform a meta-analysis of randomized studies comparing combined versus systemic antibiotics in elective colon surgery. DESIGN A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical ...