[A study of the incidence and the specific risk factors for surgical site nosocomial infections].

Unlabelled: The aim of our study is to estimate the incidence of surgical site nosocomial infections in a general surgery department and also to present the importance of the risk factors associated with these infections using the latest diagnostic protocols.

Material And Method: a retrospective analysis of 3038 surgical procedures performed between 2000-2002. We identified all the patients with surgical site nosocomial infection (SSI) mentioned in the observation sheet using NNISS/HELICS protocols to appreciate the risk for surgical site nosocomial infections.

[Septic complications in acute appendicitis. Problems of diagnosis and treatment].

Aim: diagnostic improvement in complicated acute appendicitis (AA) by implementing the new sepsis concepts and modern imaging procedures; optimization of treatment with decreasing postoperation morbidity and mortality and improving the cost-efficiency indicator. 1495 cases of AA admitted between 2000 and 2004 have been assessed retrospectively and among them 306 (20.46%) had complications.