[CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE PERIPROSTHETIC INFECTION IN A MEDICAL SYSTEM IN ISRAEL].

Introduction: Prosthetic joint infection is a dangerous complication of joint replacement arthroplasty. Besides its catastrophic consequences, differentiating a deep infection from other complications is not always trivial due to lack of clinical signs of infection, inaccurate tests, lab-dependent analysis, variable normal values and ongoing dispute in the literature regarding the recommended diagnosis algorithm.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnosis algorithm in our medical center.

Treatment of open fractures of the hand in the emergency department.

Current guidelines suggest early surgical treatment of open fractures. This rule in open hand fractures is not well supported and may be unpractical. Furthermore, desirable debridement and washout can be obtained in the emergency department (ED).

Establishing a definitive airway in the trauma patient by novice intubators: A randomised crossover simulation study.

Background: Establishing a definitive airway, defined as a tube placed in the trachea with cuff inflated below the vocal cords, is standard of care in pre-hospital airway management of the trauma patient. However, in this setting, and using manual in-line stabilisation of the neck, success rate of intubation by inexperience providers is suboptimal. The use of supraglottic airway devices that allow blind tracheal intubation has been suggested as an alternative method by the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) programme of the American College of Surgeons.