The International Wound Infection Institute (IWII) is an organisation of volunteer
interdisciplinary health professionals dedicated to advancing and improving practice relating …

Annually, more than 10 million in-patients (or more than a quarter of all hospital stays)
undergo surgical treatments. Cesarean sections, orthopedic surgeries, neurosurgery …

Aim To elucidate the infrared thermal patterns and temperature readings of the surfaces of
surgical wounds for detecting delayed wound healing within four days after surgery …

Infection is the most significant complication in breast reconstruction surgery. While the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the most prevalent tool for surgical site …

Objective: Heat is a sign and symptom of surgical wound infection in wound assessment
criteria but there is currently no diagnostic tool being used in clinical practice to assess the …

Background Prolonged wound drainage after TKA is associated with increased risk of
infection. To decrease wound drainage, tissue adhesive has been suggested as an adjunct …

Objective To assess and compare the inter-rater agreement of the CDC criteria and the
ASEPSIS score in identifying surgical site infections after cesarean section. Methods …

Objective: To develop and refine qualitative mapping and quantitative analysis techniques to
define 'thermal territories' of the post-partum abdomen, the caesarean section site and the …

Drainage from chronic wounds can significantly negatively impact a patient's quality of life.
Change in severity of wound drainage is an important measure of treatment efficacy for …

Objectives: Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy systems have been
efficacious in reducing wound complications in many surgical specialties. Kidney …