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 …

Laparotomy incisions provide easy and rapid access to the peritoneal cavity in case of
emergency surgery. Incisional hernia (IH) is a late manifestation of the failure of abdominal …

Revised, updated, and enhanced from cover to cover, the Sixth Edition of Greenfield's
Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice remains the gold standard text in the field of …

There has been a change in vernacular with respect to infections relating to surgical
procedures, owing to confusion between infections of surgical incisions and those of …

Surgical site infections are a frequent cause of morbidity following surgical procedures.
Gram-positive cocci, particularly staphylococci, cause many of these infections, although …

Background: The overall incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) has been estimated to be
2.8% in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

The risk of surgical site infection (SSI) is approximately 1–3% for elective clean surgery.
Apart from patient endogenous factors, the role of external risk factors in the pathogenesis of …

Askina Calgitrol Ag®(B. Braun Hospicare Ltd, Collooney Co. Sligo, Ireland), alginate silver
wound dressing, is an advanced wound dressing which combines the potent broad …

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 …

Background Closure of ileostomy is considered a contaminated operation. The infection rate
of the stoma wound is≥ 30%. Several ileostomy–closure techniques intended to reduce the …