A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Use of Antiseptic Solutions for the Pin-Site Care of External Fixators: Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Versus Povidone-Iodine.

Pin-site infections remain a common clinical complication in patients with external fixators. Pin-site care is commonly performed with either chlorhexidine-alcohol solution or povidone-iodine solution. This study aimed to investigate the superiority of chlorhexidine-alcohol solution versus povidone-iodine solution for external fixator pin-site care in pin-site infection.

Assessment of the Pneumatic Ischemia Technique Using the Limb Occlusion Pressure During Upper Limb Surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to evaluate effective ischemia and its associated complications using the limb occlusion pressure technique versus standard pneumatic ischemia technique.

Design: Single-centered randomized, controlled clinical trial.

Methods: One hundred sixty participants were randomized into two equal and parallel groups: (1) intervention group-LOP technique, and (2) control group-standard pneumatic ischemia technique.

Variables to Predict Mortality in Hip Fractures in Patients Over 65 Years of Age: A Study on the Role of Anticoagulation as a Risk Factor.

The objective of this research was to study the possible relationship between the consumption of dicoumarinic agents (understanding the consumption of acenocoumarol as regulated and monitored anticoagulation) and the mortality rate in people older than 65 years undergoing a hip fracture (HF) intervention. It was a retrospective, observational and descriptive study. Nine hundred fifty-seven patients were included who underwent an intervention for HF between the years 2012 and 2014 in a third-level hospital.