Surgical site infection is the most common healthcare-associated infection. Surgical site
infection after surgery for hand trauma is associated with increased antibiotic prescribing, re …

Background: The management of acute surgical pathology implies not only the diagnosis–
treatment sequence but also an important preventive component. In the surgical hospital …

Background The use of prophylactic antibiotics in surgery is contentious. With the rise in
antimicrobial resistance, evidence-based antibiotic use should be followed. This systematic …

Background and Objectives: he treatment of large bone defects in geriatric patients often
presents a major surgical challenge because of age-related bone loss. In such patients, the …

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly impacted the delivery of hand surgery services throughout
the UK and Europe; from triage to treatment. Our aim was to assess the impact on …

The aim of this paper was to evaluate the association between 'asymptomatic or mildly
symptomatic'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection …

Previous studies show that both the frequency of surgeries and incidence of surgical site
infections (SSIs) have been lower during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) …

Aims Hand trauma, consisting of injuries to both the hand and the wrist, are a common injury
seen worldwide. The global age-standardized incidence of hand trauma exceeds 179 per …

Background: We aimed to summarize and synthesize the current evidence regarding the
indirect impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated …

RSTN COVID Hand: Hand Trauma in the United Kingdom and Europe during the COVID-19
Pandemic1 - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC …