Perioperative Antibiotic Choice Does Not Affect Wound Complications in the Operative Treatment of Ankle Fractures.

Background and aims Ankle injuries are one of the most common lower extremity traumas reported, with nearly half needing surgical intervention. For those who undergo surgical treatment, surgical site infection (SSI) is not a rare complication. Cefazolin is the recommended preoperative surgical chemoprophylaxis for surgical site infection.

The Impact of Screening for Perioperative ICU Admission in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Hip fracture patients are a subset of trauma patients with high peri-operative mortality. To mitigate the mortality risk, the use of predictive scoring systems (e.g.

Lemierre syndrome: a case report.

Lemierre syndrome is a condition that can have high morbidity and mortality, but if it is diagnosed early in a patient's workup, that is, in the ED, the morbidity and mortality can be significantly decreased. First described by Dr Andre Lemierre in 1936, Lemierre syndrome is a clinical condition, which presents as septic emboli in the internal jugular vein after an untreated pharyngitis. This condition can have significant morbidity and mortality; therefore, although it is not common in today's era of antimicrobials, it should still be considered and thought of to prevent the significant consequences that may occur from it.