Surgery - Infectious Disease News & Articles

501 Impact of surgical site infection surveillance in a neurosurgical unit Journal of Hospital Infection, April 19, 2011

502 Pre-educational intervention survey of healthcare practitioners’ compliance with infection prevention measures in cardiothoracic surgery: low compliance but internationally comparable surgical site infection rate Journal of Hospital Infection, April 18, 2011

503 Deep sternal wound infection after open heart surgery: current treatment insights. A retrospective study of 36 cases European Journal of Plastic Surgery, April 15, 2011

504 Aspergillus endocarditis in lung transplant recipients: case report and literature review Transplant Infectious Disease, April 15, 2011

505 Adenoviral infection presenting as an isolated central nervous system disease without detectable viremia in two children after stem cell transplantation Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 14, 2011

506 The impact of renal replacement therapy before or after living donor liver transplantation Clinical Transplantation, April 12, 2011

507 A retrospective non-randomized study on the impact of INTEGUSEAL, a preoperative microbial skin sealant, on the rate of surgical site infections after cardiac surgery International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2011

508 Aspergillus vertebral osteomyelitis and ureteral obstruction after liver transplantation Transplant Infectious Disease, April 11, 2011

509 Clinical and cost ineffectiveness of preoperative screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and intranasal mupirocin in preventing methicillin-resistant S aureus infections in cardiothoracic surgery American Journal of Infection Control, April 8, 2011

510 Outcomes, infections, and immune reconstitution after double cord blood transplantation in patients with high-risk hematological diseases Transplant Infectious Disease, April 7, 2011

511 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in solid organ transplant recipients: Impact of the viral and non-viral co-infection Clinical Microbiology and Infection, April 7, 2011

512 Management of Delayed Gastric Emptying After Esophagectomy With Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation of the Pylorus Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 6, 2011

513 Update on infectious complications following lung transplantation Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, April 5, 2011

514 Risk Factors and Outcomes of Surgical Site Infection in Children Journal of the American College of Surgeons, April 4, 2011

515 Surgical experience of 13 infected infrarenal aortoiliac aneurysms: Preoperative control of septic condition determines early outcome Surgery, April 1, 2011

516 Maribavir prophylaxis for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in recipients of allogeneic stem-cell transplants: a phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial The Lancet Infectious Diseases, March 31, 2011

517 Secondary ectopic transfer for replantation salvage after severe wound infection Microsurgery, March 29, 2011

518 Cosmetic outcome and surgical site infection rates of antibacterial absorbable (Polyglactin 910) suture compared to Chinese silk suture in breast cancer surgery: a randomized pilot research Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, March 28, 2011

519 Microbial safety in xenotransplantation Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, March 28, 2011

520 Evaluating an Evidence-Based Bundle for Preventing Surgical Site Infection Full Text JAMA Surgery, March 25, 2011    Evidence Based Medicine

1 Risk factors for anastomotic leakage and favorable antimicrobial treatment as empirical therapy for intra-abdominal infection in patients undergoing colorectal surgery Surgery Today, April 10, 2013

2 Timing of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection Antibiotic Prophylaxis Timing and SSI Risk JAMA Surgery, March 25, 2013    Review Article

3 Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery Cochrane Reviews, April 3, 2013    Review Article

4 A Method for Estimating the Risk of Surgical Site Infection in Patients With Abdominal Colorectal Procedures Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, April 23, 2013

5 Treatment of the residual cavity during hepatic hydatidosis surgery: a cohort study of capitonnage vs. omentoplasty Surgery Today, April 16, 2013    Review Article

6 Inaccessible Postoperative Abdominal Abscess: Percutaneous Drainage Technique with Puncture of a Sinus Tract Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, April 2, 2013

7 Advanced Tumor Stage Is an Independent Risk Factor of Postoperative Infectious Complications After Colorectal Surgery: Arguments From a Case-Matched Series Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, April 26, 2013

8 Vegetation attached to the elephant trunk European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 9, 2013

9 Wound biofilms: Lessons learned from oral biofilms Wound Repair and Regeneration, April 10, 2013    Review Article

10 Current Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Blood Culture-Negative Infective and Non-Infective Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 15, 2013    Review Article

11 Conservative management of mesh-site infection in hernia repair surgery: a case series Hernia, March 29, 2013    Review Article

12 Removal of an Infected Aortic Endograft and Open Aortic Reconstruction: Technical Remarks Annals of Vascular Surgery, April 8, 2013

13 Treatment strategies for aortic and peripheral prosthetic graft infection Surgery Today, April 10, 2013    Review Article

14 Contemporary management of perianal conditions in febrile neutropenic patients European Journal of Surgical Oncology, March 13, 2013    Review Article

15 Contemporary trends in necrotizing soft-tissue infections in the United States Surgery, March 6, 2013

16 Bacterial biofilms and capsular contracture in patients with breast implants British Journal of Surgery, March 7, 2013

17 Meningococcal sepsis and purpura fulminans: the surgical perspective Postgraduate Medical Journal, March 13, 2013    Review Article