Surgical Wound Infection - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Effect of high perioperative oxygen fraction on surgical site infection and pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery: the PROXI randomized clinical trial.

12 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Use of 80% oxygen during surgery has been suggested to reduce the risk of surgical wound infections, but this effect has not been consistently identified. The effect of 80% oxygen on pulmonary complications has not been well defined. ... Read more...

[Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery may increase the risk of surgical site infections. A survey of a Cochrane review]

3 Oct 2009 In theory, the products act as a barrier, which hinders the spreading of bacteria from the deeper skin layers and hair follicles to the incision. On the other hand, the use of plastic adhesive drapes may promote bacterial overgrowth due to a ... Read more...

Supporting or sabotaging the surgeon's efforts: portrayals of the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis, 1895-1935.

29 Sep 2009 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To examine the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis (infection) and how this was portrayed in nursing literature in the pre-antibiotic period, 1895-1935. BACKGROUND: While the history of infection control in general ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Surgical Wound Infection - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Abuse of antibiotic prophylaxis in third molar surgeries. 30 Oct 2009
• High inspired oxygen fraction and surgical site infection. 12 Oct 2009
• Effect of high perioperative oxygen fraction on surgical site infection and pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery: the PROXI randomized clinical trial. 12 Oct 2009
• [Use of plastic adhesive drapes during surgery may increase the risk of surgical site infections. A survey of a Cochrane review] 3 Oct 2009
• Supporting or sabotaging the surgeon's efforts: portrayals of the surgical nurse's role in preventing wound sepsis, 1895-1935. 29 Sep 2009
• Prophylactic antibiotics in hip and knee arthroplasty. 29 Sep 2009
• Prophylactic effect of clarithromycin in skin flap complications in cochlear implants surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Efficacy of antibiotic-impregnated shunt catheters in reducing shunt infection: data from the United Kingdom Shunt Registry. 29 Sep 2009
• Complications associated with postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis after breast surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Bacteriologic features of surgical site infections following breast surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Perforated appendicitis: is early laparoscopic appendectomy appropriate? 29 Sep 2009
• Relationship between perioperative glycemic control and postoperative infections. 5 Sep 2009
• Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis improves through teamwork. 30 Aug 2009
• Prevention of sternal wound infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with use of insulin drug therapy: a review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Antibacterial properties of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive: Does the polymerization reaction play a role? 30 Aug 2009
• [Low wound infection risk when using surgical meshes in incarcerated inguinal hernia. Meta-analysis of seven prospective studies with 311 patients] 30 Aug 2009
• Risk factors for spinal surgical site infection, Houston, Texas. 30 Aug 2009
• Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults. Outline of the principal recommendations. National reference guidelines. 30 Aug 2009
• Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults: the 2008 update of the Italian Guidelines. How can we as anesthetists contribute to the reduction of surgical site infections? 30 Aug 2009
• Antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery before skin incision. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Surgical Wound Infection'

Definition: Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.

Descriptor UI: D013530

Alternative terms: Surgical Wound Infection; Infection, Surgical Wound; Infections, Surgical Wound; Surgical Wound Infections; Wound Infections, Surgical; Wound Infection, Postoperative; Wound Infection, Surgical; Infection, Postoperative Wound; Infections, Postoperative Wound; Postoperative Wound Infections; Wound Infections, Postoperative; Postoperative Wound Infection;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.539.947.692; C23.550.767.925;

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with specific infection term (IM); do not coordinate with POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS