American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: surgical site infection guidelines, 2016 update
KA Ban, JP Minei, C Laronga… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of surgical site infections (SSI)
have been published previously. 1-3 This document is intended to update earlier guidelines …
have been published previously. 1-3 This document is intended to update earlier guidelines …
Postoperative abdominal wound infection–epidemiology, risk factors, identification, and management
Surgical site infections (SSIs) complicate the postoperative course of a significant proportion
of general abdominal surgical patients and are associated with excessive health care costs …
of general abdominal surgical patients and are associated with excessive health care costs …
Impact of wound edge protection devices on surgical site infection after laparotomy: multicentre randomised controlled trial (ROSSINI Trial)
Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness of wound edge protection devices in
reducing surgical site infection after abdominal surgery. Design Multicentre observer blinded …
reducing surgical site infection after abdominal surgery. Design Multicentre observer blinded …
[HTML][HTML] Clinical assessment of peripheral perfusion to predict postoperative complications after major abdominal surgery early: a prospective observational study in …
ME van Genderen, J Paauwe, J de Jonge… - Critical Care, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Altered peripheral perfusion is strongly associated with poor outcome in
critically ill patients. We wanted to determine whether repeated assessments of peripheral …
critically ill patients. We wanted to determine whether repeated assessments of peripheral …
Multicenter Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial of Standard Abdominal Wound Edge Protection With Surgical Dressings Versus Coverage With a Sterile …
AL Mihaljevic, R Schirren, M Özer, S Ottl, S Grün… - Annals of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine whether circular plastic wound edge protectors (CWEPs)
significantly reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) in comparison to standard …
significantly reduce the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) in comparison to standard …
Patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection presenting with sepsis do not require longer duration of antimicrobial therapy
Background A recent prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial found that 4 days
of antibiotics after source control of complicated intra-abdominal infections resulted in similar …
of antibiotics after source control of complicated intra-abdominal infections resulted in similar …
Systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing primary vs delayed primary skin closure in contaminated and dirty abdominal incisions
Importance Surgical site infection remains a major challenge in surgery. Delayed primary
closure of dirty wounds is widely practiced in war surgery; we present a meta-analysis of …
closure of dirty wounds is widely practiced in war surgery; we present a meta-analysis of …
[HTML][HTML] Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
HZ Li, XH Xu, DW Wang, YM Lin, N Lin… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous studies showed the effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy
(NPWT) in preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), but current guidelines do not …
(NPWT) in preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), but current guidelines do not …
[HTML][HTML] Wound edge protectors in open abdominal surgery to reduce surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Importance Surgical site infections remain one of the most frequent complications following
abdominal surgery and cause substantial costs, morbidity and mortality. Objective To assess …
abdominal surgery and cause substantial costs, morbidity and mortality. Objective To assess …
[HTML][HTML] Health utility values associated with surgical site infection: a systematic review
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a costly postoperative complication whose impact
on patients' health-related quality of life is highly uncertain and has not been summarized to …
on patients' health-related quality of life is highly uncertain and has not been summarized to …