Effect of major burns on early and late activating markers of peripheral blood T lymphocytes.

It is known that lymphocytes immunophenotype is a reflection of the functional level of the immune system. The immunosuppressive effect of major burns is also known for many years. T lymphocytes of 50 major burn patients were analyzed in base line (BL) samples at 24 hours and at 1 week and 2 weeks after burn, using monoclonal antibodies of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD25 (IL2R) and HLA-DR by flow cytometry and β2-microglobulin (β2-m) by ELISA.

[Prevalence of nosocomial infections in 27 hospitals in the Mediterranean region].

A multicentre study was conducted in 27 hospitals in Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Morocco and Tunisia to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of the nosocomial infections. The study population (4634 patients) was relatively young, mean age 41.1 (standard deviation 23.

Patient skin preparation for surgery.

Skin preparation of the patient begins before arriving to the operating room; its purpose is to reduce the risk of post operative wound infection. The objective of this study was to assess the skin preparation for surgical procedures in 3 different hospitals of the General Organization for Teaching Hospitals & Institutes (GOTHI) and to determine their conformity to the existing protocol and make comparisons between them in their performance. A prospective study using the audit was done for 1 month, nearly for the same period in each of the 3 hospitals (A,B,C) to observe the skin preparation practices considering showering, hair removal and the 5 steps of patient skin preparation on table in the operating room.

Multicentre study on hand hygiene facilities and practice in the Mediterranean area: results from the NosoMed Network.

Hand hygiene literature is scarce in the southern Mediterranean area. In order to establish a baseline position, a study was performed in four Mediterranean countries. Seventy-seven hospital wards in 22 hospitals were enrolled and information on hand hygiene practice and facilities were collected.

[Esthetic pinching of the globular nasal tip. Technical note].

A conservative technique designed to simple reduce the width of nasal tip is presented. It consists of approximation of the anterosuperior segments of alar lateral crus after their elevation on median pedicles. A marginal inferior band of alar cartilage is left adherent to the nasal mucosa.