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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38032658/late-and-persistent-symptoms-suggestive-of-surgical-site-infections-after-cesarean-section-results-from-a-prospective-cohort-study-in-rural-rwanda
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joselyne Mukantwari, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Anne Niyigena, Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Theoneste Nkurunziza, Christian Mazimpaka, Adeline A Boatin, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Robert Riviello
Background: Women in low-resource settings will likely develop late surgical site infections (SSIs), diagnosed after post-operative day (POD) 10. We measured SSI prevalence and predictors of late and persistent SSIs-suggestive symptoms among women who delivered via cesarean section (c-section). Patients and Methods: Women who underwent c-sections at Kirehe District Hospital (KDH) between September 2019 and February 2020 were prospectively enrolled. Data were collected on POD1, POD11, and POD30. Logistic regression identified factors associated with persistent and late SSI symptoms...
November 29, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38032649/response-to-hoffman-m-et-al-risk-factors-for-surgical-site-complications-after-outpatient-lumbar-spine-surgery-doi-10-1089-2023-040
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LETTER
Caining Wen, Yuanmin Zhang, Yuge Zhang
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 29, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38032596/a-pathway-for-increased-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-surgical-infection-society
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vanita Ahuja, Mayur Narayan, Sabrina E Sanchez, Elinore Kaufman, Vanessa Ho
Background: With the rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts across medicine, the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) leadership undertook a several-year mission to evaluate DEI issues within the SIS, through the formation of a DEI Ad Hoc Committee to guide the application of best practices. The purpose of this article is to describe the work of the DEI committee since its inception, as well as report on advances made during that time. Methods: Beginning in September 2020, 26 volunteer committee members met monthly to explore the current state of science and best practices around DEI, identify opportunities for the SIS, and translate opportunities into recommendations...
November 29, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38032595/quality-of-life-after-intensive-care-unit-admittance-for-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infections-is-deemed-acceptable-for-patients
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Femke Nawijn, Monika C Kerckhoffs, Falco Hietbrink
Background: Because mortality and amputation rates are declining for necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs), this study aimed to assesses the self-reported one-year quality of life (QoL) of severely ill patients with NSTI who survived beyond the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with NSTI admitted to the ICU between 2010 and 2019 was conducted. A year after ICU discharge, QoL was assessed using the three-level EuroQol five-dimensions (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire, Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) questionnaires, and pain scales...
November 29, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38016129/role-of-pre-operative-nutrition-status-on-surgical-site-infection-after-posterior-lumbar-interbody-fusion-a-retrospective-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yi-Fan Yang, Jun-Cheng Yu, Zhen Xiao, Yi-Jun Kang, Bin Zhou
Background: A retrospective case-control study to determine the role of pre-operative systemic and local nutritional factors on patients developing a surgical site infection (SSI) after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). Surgical site infection after PLIF remains a substantial cause of morbidity. The literature demonstrates the prognosis of surgical patients is associated with pre-operative nutritional status that not only includes systemic nutritional factors, such as prognostic nutritional index (PNI), body mass index (BMI), and serum albumin, but also local nutritional factors, such as subcutaneous fat thickness at the surgical site, including absolute fat thickness and relative fat thickness...
November 28, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38016125/-letter-to-the-editor-submandibular-gland-tuberculosis-is-mimicking-submandibular-gland-tumor
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LETTER
Jiaxin Liu Yongmao Huang, Ying Si
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 28, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011746/predicting-acute-appendicitis-in-pregnant-patients-using-the-neutrophil-to-lymphocyte-ratio-a-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Yangchong Feng, Chongxiu Miao, Yahui Zhao
Background: To determine whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can serve as a predictive indicator for acute appendicitis among pregnant females. Patients and Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases including PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science seeking to gather pertinent research on the NLR concerning pregnant individuals either suspected of or diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The NLR value and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were utilized to assess the predictive value of the NLR in predicting acute appendicitis among pregnant patients...
November 27, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011709/burden-of-social-and-behavioral-determinants-of-health-on-infectious-complications-in-emergency-general-surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emanuele Lagazzi, Jefferson A ProaƱo-Zamudio, Dias Argandykov, Wardah Rafaqat, May Abiad, Anne-Sophie Romijn, Elaine P X van Ee, George C Velmahos, Haytham M A Kaafarani, John O Hwabejire
Background: Infectious complications lead to worse post-operative outcomes and are used to compare hospital performance in pay-for-performance programs. However, the impact of social and behavioral determinants of health on infectious complication rates after emergency general surgery (EGS) remains unclear. Patients and Methods: All patients undergoing EGS in the 2019 Nationwide Readmissions Database were included. The primary outcome of the study was the rate of infectious complications within 30 days, defined as a composite outcome including all infectious complications occurring during the index hospitalization or 30-day re-admission...
November 27, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011708/is-there-a-community-microbial-community-a-comparison-of-pathogens-between-two-hospital-surgical-intensive-care-units-in-a-single-city
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mikayla Moody, Robert Sawyer
Background: Nosocomial and health-care-associated infections drive increased healthcare costs and negatively affect patient outcomes. The human microbiome has been heavily explored in recent years with incomplete data regarding hospital-specific and community-specific microbial communities. Although bacterial species differ between intensive care units in the same hospital, it is unclear if they differ between similar units in similar hospitals in the same community. Our hypothesis is that pathogens in surgical intensive care units (SICUs) are distinct between hospitals, even in the same community...
November 27, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011638/identification-of-risk-factors-for-intra-abdominal-candidiasis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kelsey Habighorst, James M Sanders, Sara A Hennessy, Kristina Goff, Bingchun Wan, Meagan Johns
Background: Intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Identifying high-risk populations may facilitate early and selective directed therapy in appropriate patients and avoid unwarranted treatment and any associated adverse effects in those who are low risk. Patients and Methods: This retrospective, case-control study included patients >18 years of age admitted from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2021 who had a microbiologically confirmed intra-abdominal infection (gastrointestinal culture positive for either a Candida spp...
November 23, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011334/are-there-racial-differences-in-the-rate-of-surgical-site-infection-based-on-surgical-subspecialty
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matthew Welter, Kent Grosh, Joslyn Jose, Sarah Khalil, Afnan Muharraq, Alain Elian, Gitonga Munene, Robert Sawyer, Saad Shebrain
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common, morbid post-operative complication. We hypothesized the presence of racial differences in SSI rates, comparing black/African American (BAA) to white non-Hispanic (WNH) patients. Patients and Methods: Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database (2017), BAA and WNH surgery patients across 10 surgical specialties were identified: general surgery (GS), vascular surgery (VS), cardiac surgery (CS), thoracic surgery (TS), orthopedics (OS), neurosurgery (NS), urology (US), otolaryngology (ENT), plastic surgery (PS), and gynecology (GYN)...
November 21, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38011327/neutrophil-extracellular-traps-are-induced-by-coronavirus-2019-disease-positive-patient-plasma-and-persist-longitudinally-a-possible-link-to-endothelial-dysfunction-as-measured-by-syndecan-1
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Edward J Kelly, Mary A Oliver, Bonnie C Carney, Sindhura Kolachana, Lauren T Moffatt, Jeffrey W Shupp
Background: Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation is a mechanism that neutrophils possess to respond to host infection or inflammation. However, dysregulation of NETosis has been implicated in many disease processes. Although the exact mechanisms of their involvement remain largely unknown, this study aimed to elucidate NET formation over the time course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and their possible role in endothelial injury. Patients and Methods: Plasma samples from COVID-19-positive patients were obtained at six timepoints during hospitalization...
November 21, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37948557/-letter-to-the-editor-fulminant-necrotizing-enterocolitis-beware-of-clostridia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohamed Zouari, Manar Hbaieb, Manel Belhajmansour, Emna Krichen, Amel Ben Hamad, Mahdi Ben Dhaou, Riadh Mhiri
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944097/antiseptic-skin-agents-to-prevent-surgical-site-infection-after-clean-implant-surgery-subgroup-analysis-of-the-newskin-prep-trial
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stephen Smith, Ibrahim Abuhassanian, John Attia, Rosemary Carroll, Natalie Lott, Jacob Hampton, Jon Gani
Background: There remains debate as to the ideal skin preparation agent to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) after clean implant surgery. This study is a subgroup analysis of all patients undergoing implant surgery in the NEWSkin prep trial. Patients and Methods: The NEWSkin prep trial is a randomized clinical trial (RCT; n = 3300) comparing the three antiseptic skin preparation agents commonly used prior to incisional surgery: chlorhexidine with alcohol (C-Alc), povidone iodine with alcohol (PI-Alc), and aqueous povidone iodine (PI-Aq)...
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944095/diagnostic-accuracy-of-procalcitonin-for-infection-after-adult-liver-transplantation-a-meta-analysis-and-systematic-review
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REVIEW
Pan You, Rong-Yue Gao, Yu-Zhen Han, Xiao-Ke Zhang, Wen-Xiong Li, Li-Feng Huang
Background: Post-operative infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adults early after liver transplantation (LT). Procalcitonin (PCT) may be a good test method for early diagnosis of post-operative infection and determining its severity. This study was performed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of PCT as a biomarker for infection after LT. Patients and Methods: A meta-analysis and systematic review was conducted for studies reporting diagnostic performance of PCT for infection in adults after LT...
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944093/ludwig-s-angina-higher-incidence-and-worse-outcomes-associated-with-the-onset-of-the-coronavirus-disease-2019-pandemic
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Melissa Canas, Ricardo Fonseca, Alejandro De Filippis, Leonardo Diaz, Hussain Afzal, Aaron Day, Jennifer Leonard, Kelly Bochicchio, Grant V Bochicchio, Mark Hoofnagle
Background: Ludwig's angina (LA) is a diffuse cellulitis of the submandibular space and adjacent tissues. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, odontogenic treatments were often delayed because of the implementation of safety measures to avoid the spread of the virus. We hypothesized that delayed odontogenic treatments associated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic would be associated with an increase in the incidence of LA and worse outcomes related to these infections. Patients and Methods: Patients from June 2018 to June 2022 with computed tomography images suggestive of LA and confirmed by ear, nose, throat (ENT) consult were included...
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944080/efficacy-of-body-wash-and-povidone-iodine-in-skin-preparation-in-reducing-surgical-site-infections-after-hypospadias-repair-among-adolescents-a-prospective-cohort-study-with-retrospective-controls
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zi-Han Ye, Chong Wang, Zhi-Cheng Zhang, Hong-Song Chen, Xiao Wang, Yan-Xi Wang, Xing Liu, Guang-Hui Wei
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) that occur after hypospadias repair frequently result in incision healing complications, especially during puberty. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of twice-daily pre-operative skin preparation using body wash and povidone-iodine within 48 hours before hypospadias repair with regard to infection rates in adolescents. Patients and Methods: Prospective recruitment included patients in Tanner stages 3 to 5 undergoing hypospadias repair from January 2015 to January 2021...
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944061/-letter-to-the-editor-regarding-efficacy-of-antibiotic-cement-in-preserving-endoplants-after-infection-with-plate-exposure
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LETTER
Jingzhi Wang, Caining Wen, Yuanmin Zhang
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37944055/-letter-to-the-editor-necrotizing-enterocolitis-an-uncommon-cause-of-neonatal-gastric-perforation
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LETTER
Mohamed Zouari, Emna Krichen, Manel Belhajmansour, Amel Ben Hamad, Souad Meddeb, Mahdi Ben Dhaou, Riadh Mhiri
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 10, 2023: Surgical Infections
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37910866/analysis-of-vacuum-assisted-closure-assisted-antibiotic-irrigation-in-treatment-of-severe-neurosurgical-central-nervous-system-infections
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Huaqing Wang, Shengnan Sun, Guanghui Wang, Qibing Huang, Zeli Zhang
Objective: Severe neurosurgical central nervous system infections (sNCNSIs) are among the most serious complications of neurosurgical disease. Conventional methods have shown a poor prognosis. This study aims to analyze the clinical characteristics of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in sNCNSIs with the help of antibiotic irrigation treatment. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was performed for patients diagnosed with sNCNSIs. A VAC device was placed on the incision after debridement and the surgical cavity was rinsed with antibiotic agents in the VAC group...
November 1, 2023: Surgical Infections
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