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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yochun Jung, Kyo Seon Lee, Sang Gi Oh, Yangseung Jeong
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the utility of mediastinal drainage fluid culture (MDFC) in early diagnosis of poststernotomy mediastinitis (PSM). The results showed that routine MDFC can facilitate early diagnosis of PSM, and early treatment for PSM may be indicated in patients in whom Staphylococci are identified in the MDFC.
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Taehee Jo, Joon Hur, Eun Key Kim
Summary: We report successful management of selected pediatric SWCs using serial noninvasive wound approximation technique combined with PICO device, without aggressive surgical debridement or invasive surgical approximation by sutures.
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Heidi-Mari Myllykangas, Jari Halonen, Annastiina Husso, Helli Vaananen, Leena T. Berg
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of PICO incisional negative pressure wound therapy in preventing wound infections after coronary artery bypass grafting. The results showed slightly higher rates of deep sternal wound infections in the PICO group compared to the control group, but no significant difference. In contrast to previous reports, the control group in this study had a relatively low incidence of infections.
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
(2022)
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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)
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Dermatology
Neerod Kumar Jha, Muhammad Shafique, Raisy Thomas, Salvacion Pangilinan Cruz, Gulnaz Tariq, Laszlo Kiraly
Summary: This study aimed to improve the management of sternal wounds in children after cardiac surgery. By introducing new management pathways and assessment charts through education and training, encouraging results were achieved.
ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
(2023)
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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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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)
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Dermatology
Keyvan Mostofi, Morad Peyravi, Ali Shirbacheh, Kamran Shirbache
Summary: This study compares different types of wound closure in lumbar spine surgery, finding differences in terms of wound dehiscence, delayed healing, and superficial wound infection.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Dermatology
Yunus Ozcan, Mehmet Gamsizkan
Summary: The case report describes a patient with a nonhealing sternal wound after cardiac bypass surgery. Despite various treatments, including surgical procedures and wound dressings, the wound size increased due to infection. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and nonmedicated dressings were eventually effective, leading to an eventual split-thickness skin graft. The main takeaway is that addressing local and systemic factors and preventing infection are crucial for successful wound closure.
ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
(2023)
Review
Dermatology
Nianmei Li, Shuju Wei, Yonghua Qi, Wenjng Wei
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the effects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on surgical site infections, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. The results showed that ERAS significantly reduced the incidence of surgical site infection, postoperative complications, and length of hospital stay.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
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Respiratory System
Teng Mao, Xuefei Zhang, Yu Yang, Ning Xu, Wentao Fang
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JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
(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)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jianhua Wei, Lingying He, Fengxia Weng, Fangfang Huang, Peng Teng
Summary: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, chlorhexidine (CHX) does not protect against surgical site infection (SSI), deep wound infection, and urinary tract infections, but may protect against superficial SSI, bloodstream infection, nosocomial infections, and pneumonia.
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
(2021)
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Surgery
William C. Bennett, Ian C. Garbarine, Murphy Mostellar, Jeffrey Lipman, Manuel Sanchez-Casalongue, Timothy Farrell, Randal Zhou
Summary: This analysis compared the early postoperative outcomes of primary and conversion/revision sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to gastric bypass (GB) and duodenal switch (DS). The study found that SG had lower early complication risks compared to GB and DS.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sebastian G. Walter, Maximilian Lenz, Christopher Gaisendrees, Georg Schlachtenberger, Krishnan Sircar, Peter Knoell, Kourosh Zarghooni
Summary: There is an ongoing debate about whether surgical drainage is beneficial in preventing the local accumulation of hematoma, reducing the rate of wound infections, and neurological deficits. However, data analysis from the German Spine Society indicates that surgical drainage does not significantly prevent epidural hematoma and may increase the risk of postoperative complications.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
H. Woehrle, O. Oldenburg, S. Stadler, M. Arzt
Correction
Medicine, General & Internal
H. Woehrle, O. Oldenburg, S. Stadler, M. Arzt
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Clinical Neurology
Stefan Stadler, Shabnam Jalili, Andreas Schreib, Bettina Jung, Florian Zeman, Carsten A. Boeger, Iris M. Heid, Michael Arzt
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
T. Kroner, M. Arzt, M. Rheinberger, M. Gorski, I. M. Heid, C. A. Boeger, S. Stadler
JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH
(2018)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Andrea Hetzenecker, Christoph Fisser, Stefan Stadler, Michael Arzt
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2018)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Michael H. Schlossbauer, Ute Hubauer, Stefan Stadler, Julian Hupf, Sabine Sag, Christoph Birner, Markus Zimmermann, Evelyn Orso, Marcus Fischer, Andreas Luchner, Lars S. Maier, Carsten G. Jungbauer
BIOMARKERS IN MEDICINE
(2019)
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Clinical Neurology
Franziska J. Franke, Michael Arzt, Tanja Kroner, Mathias Gorski, Iris M. Heid, Carsten A. Boeger, Bettina Jung, Florian Zeman, Stefan Stadler, Axel Andreae, Gerhard Haas, Sabine Haas, Jochen Manz, Johann Nusser, Guenther Kreisel, Gerhard Bawidamann, Frederik Mader, Susanne Kisskalt, Johann Hartl, Thomas Segiet, Christiane Gleixner, Christian Scholz, Monika Schober, Cornelia Heinrich, Thomas Bohnhoff, Thomas Heilmann, Stefan Stern, Andreas Utz, Georg Zellner, Werner Ettl, Thomas Buck, Rainer Bleek, Ulrich Blaudzun, Simone Neumeier, Sarah Hufnagel, Isabel Haller, Petra Jackermeier, Sabrina Obermuller, Christiane Ried, Ulrike Hanauer, Barbel Sendtner, Natalia Riewe-Kerow, Konstantin Dumann, Britta Hormann
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
K. Neumann, M. Arzt, I. Heid, C. Boeger, S. Stadler
JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
S. Schuepke, F. -J Neumann, M. Menichelli, K. Mayer, I. Bernlochner, J. Woehrle, G. Richardt, C. Liebetrau, B. Witzenbichler, D. Antoniucci, I. Akin, L. Bott-Fluegel, M. Fischer, U. Landmesser, H. A. Katus, D. Sibbing, M. Seyfarth, M. Janisch, D. Boncompagni, R. Hilz, W. Rottbauer, R. Okrojek, H. Moellmann, W. Hochholzer, A. Migliorini, S. Cassese, P. Mollo, E. Xhepa, S. Kufner, A. Strehle, S. Leggewie, A. Allali, G. Ndrepepa, H. Schuehlen, D. J. Angiolillo, C. W. Hamm, A. Hapfelmeier, R. Toelg, D. Trenk, H. Schunkert, K. -L Laugwitz, A. Kastrati
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Manuel Kaufmann, Michael Schlossbauer, Ute Hubauer, Stefan Stadler, Marcus Fischer, Stefan Wallner, Julian Hupf, Markus Zimmermann, Evelyn Orso, Florian Zeman, Andreas Luchner, Lars Maier, Carsten Jungbauer
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jens Spiesshoefer, Dominik Linz, Erik Skobel, Michael Arzt, Stefan Stadler, Christoph Schoebel, Ingo Fietze, Thomas Penzel, Anil-Martin Sinha, Henrik Fox, Olaf Oldenburg
Summary: Patients with cardiovascular diseases often experience sleep disturbances, such as reduced sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and interruptions due to breathing difficulties or arrhythmias. There is a bidirectional relationship between sleep and cardiovascular diseases, with potential for improving patient outcomes by addressing sleep-related issues. More research is needed to further understand the impact and mechanisms of sleep on cardiovascular health.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Henrik Fox, Andrea Hetzenecker, Stefan Stadler, Olaf Oldenburg, Okka W. Hamer, Florian Zeman, Leonhard Bruch, Mirko Seidel, Stefan Buchner, Michael Arzt
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stefan Stadler, Nicoletta Mergenthaler, Tobias J. Lange
PULMONARY CIRCULATION
(2019)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sarah Driendl, Michael Arzt, Stefan Stadler
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Medicine, General & Internal
Stefan Stadler, Dierk Endemann, Lars S. Maier
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2017)