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Immunology
Emilio Jimenez-Martinez, Guillermo Cuervo, Jordi Carratala, Ana Hornero, Pilar Ciercoles, Andres Gabarros, Carmen Cabellos, Ivan Pelegrin, Maria Angeles Dominguez Luzon, Dolores Garcia-Somoza, Jordi Camara, Cristian Tebe, Jordi Adamuz, Miquel Pujol
Summary: The study found that implementing a care bundle in patients undergoing craniotomy can effectively prevent surgical site infections, especially infections after craniotomy. This comprehensive preventive strategy significantly reduces the incidence of infections and should be considered for implementation in centers with high infection risk.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Nicola Reeves, Simone Cuff, Kathryn Boyce, Rhiannon Harries, Christopher Roberts, Wendy Harrison, Jared Torkington
Summary: This study aimed to accurately record the 30-day SSI rate after surgery performed by colorectal surgeons nationally within Wales. The study found an overall SSI rate of 13%, with 49.3% of these SSIs being diagnosed in primary care.
COLORECTAL DISEASE
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Meera M. Dhodapkar, Anoop R. Galivanche, Scott J. Halperin, Ali Elaydi, Daniel R. Rubio, Jonathan N. Grauer
Summary: This study investigated the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) following elective spine surgery and the success of one-stage irrigation and debridement (I&D) with closure over drains. It found that less than one percent of patients developed SSIs, and presence of bacteremia was the only factor predictive of one-stage I&D failure.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Emilee T. Glenn, Jeremy R. Harman, Jennifer Marietta, Jason Lake, David K. Bailly, Zhining Ou, Eric R. Griffiths, Adam L. Ware
Summary: The aim of this project was to reduce the incidence of surgical wound infection (SWI) to < 1.5% in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery patients. An SWI prevention bundle was implemented, showing a decrease in SWI rates in both the overall cohort and the neonatal cohort. The project successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of the prevention bundle in reducing SWI rates.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
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Orthopedics
Vera Spatenkova, Ondrej Bradac, Zdenek Jindrisek, Jan Hradil, Daniela Fackova, Milada Halacova
Summary: This study aimed to analyze SSI and its risk factors in patients after thoracic or lumbar spine surgery, finding that only wound complications and warm seasons were significantly associated with SSI development according to multivariate regression analysis. Contrary to the prevailing literature, corticosteroids, diabetes mellitus, or transfusions were not identified as risk factors for SSI development.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Cary Jo R. Schlick, Reiping Huang, Brian C. Brajcich, Amy L. Halverson, Anthony D. Yang, Lindsey Kreutzer, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Michael F. McGee
Summary: The implementation of surgical site infection reduction bundles plays an important role in reducing surgical site infections, but different bundle elements have varying associations with infection reduction. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on the specific elements that have an impact on infection reduction during the implementation process.
DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM
(2022)
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Surgery
Nina S. Cohen, Jiselle M. Bock, Addison K. May
Summary: Surgical site infections are a significant cause of illness and death. There is strong evidence supporting several preventive measures, but their effective implementation is not optimal. It is crucial to identify high-risk patients and avoid pitfalls in diagnosing surgical site infections, especially in emergency surgery patients with physiological disorders. Maintaining a high level of suspicion after surgery is critical in identifying patients with surgical site infections and preventing failure to rescue.
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Dermatology
Yixi Tao, Yusui Zhang, Yang Liu, Songjiang Tang
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive analysis to evaluate the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) versus traditional dressings in preventing surgical site infections in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The findings revealed that NPWT was more effective in reducing surgical site infections, deep wound infections, and hospital stays compared to conventional dressings. However, the rate of superficial wound infections was not significantly affected by the method of wound care.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
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Surgery
Jana de Boniface, Robert Szulkin, Anna L. Johansson
Summary: Postoperative complications after cancer surgery, especially mastectomy for breast cancer, are associated with worse cancer-specific and overall survival.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Shuangyun Zheng, Xiaole Liu, Liqin Cheng, Qiaozhu Wu, Fanhang Meng
Summary: In this meta-analysis, the effect of minimally invasive surgery and laparotomy on wound infection and postoperative and intraoperative complications in the management of cervical cancer was evaluated. The results showed that minimally invasive surgery had significantly lower rates of wound infection and postoperative complications compared to laparotomy, but had no significant difference in intraoperative complications for subjects with cervical cancer.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Bradley S. Kushner, Dawn Freeman, Ashley Waldrop, Jayme Sparkman, Francesca Dimou, J. Christopher Eagon, Shaina R. Eckhouse
Summary: This study demonstrates that implementing a specific protocol for reducing SSIs is safe and feasible in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The success of the protocol likely relies on the elimination of routine drain placement during primary bariatric procedures.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
David Slawaska-Eng, Aaron M. Gazendam, Joseph Kendal, Patricia Schneider, Ricardo G. Becker, Joao Paulo Freitas, Nicholas Bernthal, Michelle Ghert, PARITY Investigators
Summary: This secondary analysis of the PARITY study data found that the only independent risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI) was hospital length of stay (LOS). It may therefore be reasonable for clinicians to consider streamlined discharge plans for orthopaedic oncology patients to potentially reduce the risk of SSI.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Jan-Sven Jarvers, Maximilian Lange, Samuel Schiemann, Jan Pfraenger, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Georg Osterhoff
Summary: Factors such as body weight, obesity, ASA score > 2 were associated with an increased risk of wound complications. Patients who received chemotherapy within 3 weeks post-surgery were more likely to require wound-related revision surgery. Patients who started radiation therapy within 21 days after surgery were more likely to experience wound complications.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mariano Barres-Carsi, Jorge Navarrete-Dualde, Javier Quintana Plaza, Elena Escalona, Christian Muehlendyck, Thibaut Galvain, Jose Baeza, Antonio Balfagon
Summary: This study evaluates the economic impact of surgical site infection in tibial fractures in a Spanish cohort and finds that infections are associated with significantly increased healthcare resource use and costs. Preventive strategies to avoid infections could lead to substantial cost savings.
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Dermatology
Shengwei Lu, Zan Yuan, Xinning He, Zhiyong Du, Ying Wang
Summary: A systematic assessment showed that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) significantly reduced the occurrence of postoperative surgical wound infections, decreased postoperative complications, and shortened hospital stays after spinal surgery.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
N. J. Bennett, J. M. Bradford, A. L. Bull, L. J. Worth
AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW
(2019)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. A. Brett, S. A. Johnson, D. R. M. Cameron, C. R. Lane, M. Easton, A. van Diemen, B. Sutton, A. L. Bull, M. J. Richards, L. J. Worth
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2019)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
M. Abbas, M. E. A. de Kraker, E. Aghayev, P. Astagneau, M. Aupee, M. Behnke, A. Bull, H. J. Choi, S. C. de Greeff, S. Elgohari, P. Gastmeier, W. Harrison, M. B. G. Koek, T. Lamagni, E. Limon, H. L. Lower, O. Lyytikainen, K. Marimuthu, J. Marquess, R. McCann, I Prantner, E. Presterl, M. Pujol, J. Reilly, C. Roberts, L. Segagni Lusignani, D. Si, E. Szilagyi, J. Tanguy, S. Tempone, N. Troillet, L. J. Worth, D. Pittet, S. Harbarth
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2019)
Letter
Oncology
Benjamin W. Teh, William Chui, Sasanka Handunnetti, Constantine Tam, Leon J. Worth, Karin A. Thursky, Monica A. Slavin
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
(2019)
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Oncology
Alison Hiong, Karin A. Thursky, Georgina Venn, Benjamin W. Teh, Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Megan Crane, Monica A. Slavin, Leon J. Worth
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE
(2019)
Letter
Oncology
Monica A. Slavin, Leon J. Worth, John F. Seymour, Karin A. Thursky
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2019)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Jake C. Valentine, Gabrielle Haeusler, Leon Worth, Karin Thursky
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2019)
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Oncology
Abby P. Douglas, Karin A. Thursky, Leon J. Worth, Simon James Harrison, Rod John Hicks, Monica A. Slavin
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
(2019)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Leon J. Worth, Simon J. Harrison, Michael Dickinson, Annaliese van Diemen, Jennifer Breen, Susan Harper, Caroline Marshall, Deborah A. Williamson, Karin A. Thursky, Monica A. Slavin
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Courtney E. Ierano, Karin Thursky, Caroline Marshall, Sonia Koning, Rodney James, Sandra Johnson, Nabeel Imam, Leon J. Worth, Trisha Peel
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Noleen J. Bennett, Alex Hoskins, Leon J. Worth
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2021)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Lyn-li Lim, Noleen J. Bennett, Sheena G. Sullivan, Ann L. Bull, Leon J. Worth
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2022)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
Lyn-li Lim, Alex J. Hoskins, Leon J. Worth, Katherine C. Walker, Ann L. Bull, Noleen Bennett
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
N. J. Bennett, N. Imam, R. J. Ingram, R. S. James, K. L. Buising, A. L. Bull, C. S. Chen, K. A. Thursky, L. J. Worth
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2019)