conclusions surgical wound infections are less common by using reusable retrieval bag during laparoscopic appendectomy procedure. also, using reusable retrieval bag has less cost. patients and methods one hundred twenty laparoscopic appendectomies performed over one year, were included in this retrospective study. the patients were divided into 2 group; group a was the one in which la was done ...

conclusions no correlation existed between cefazolin prophylaxis and postoperative infections in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. there may be an increased risk of infection in patients with previous cholecystitis or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. in addition, there was an increased risk of postoperative infection in patients with gallbladder rupture and suction ...

Background The surgical site infection (SSI) is an unforeseen event that complicates patient post-operative care with a negative impact on results and may cause further surgery which could lead to the patient’s death [1]. Furthermore, the bacteriological analysis of the surgical wound could be a predictive method of the surgical site infection after elective abdominal surgery [2,3]. Moreover po...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) account for 11% of nosocomial infections among older patients. This report reviews the available data and presents medical and surgical perspectives on the epidemiology, outcomes, and prevention of SSI in the elderly population. The risk for SSI does not seem to increase after the age of 65 years. Several risk factors for SSI are similar among elderly patients an...

We assessed 4045 ambulatory surgery patients for surgical site infection (SSI) using claims-based triggers for medical chart review. Of 98 patients flagged by codes suggestive of SSI, 35 had confirmed SSIs. SSI rates ranged from 0 to 3.2% for common procedures. Claims may be useful for SSI surveillance following ambulatory surgery.

Surgical site infection (SSI) is increasingly recognised as a measure of the quality of patient care by surgeons, infection control practitioners, health planners and the public. There is increasing pressure to compare SSI rates between surgeons, institutions and countries. For this to be meaningful, data must be standardised and must include post-discharge surveillance (PDS) as many superficia...

To the Editor—Surgical site infections (SSIs) are undesired and serious complications following spinal surgery. However, despite full adherence to various protocols for the reduction of SSI, they continue to occur. We report a case of nonpreventable SSI, which certainly complicated the patient’s medical management; however, it ultimately saved his life from invasive, metastatic cancer. This pat...

Surgical site infections remain among the most common serious perioperative complications. The overall incidence is 1–3%, but the risk is 10% or more for colon resections. Deep-tissue and organ-space infections, and those involving implanted hardware, are especially serious. For example, the overall infection rate in a representative sample of patients undergoing hip and knee replacements in Ta...

SUMMARY Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an inflammatory disease characterized by sterile infiltration of the skin by neutrophils. We describe a case of a 63-year-old woman who developed PG following an abdominal wall reconstruction. Her initial presentation was thought to be consistent with a surgical site infection. Antibiotic therapy was initiated, and the patient was taken for multiple irrigati...