Analysis of the incidence of surgical site infections after open reposition of long bone fractures and closed fracture settings in a 7-year follow-up in an orthopedic and trauma ward in southern Poland.

Introduction: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is the most common clinical form of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) in orthopedic and trauma wards.

Material And Method: A retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery in Tarnów in 2012-2018. 3 155 patients treated for bone fractures were analyzed, including 1961 Open Reduction of Fracture (FX) and 1 194 Closed Reduction of Fracture with Internal Fixation (CR) surgeries.

Long-Term Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Urology and High Incidence of Infections in Surgical Adult Patients.

Clostridioides infections are the main cause of antibiotic-related diarrhea. Most of them come in the form of healthcare-associated Clostridioides infections (HA-CDI). The aim of the study was to analyze HA-CDI epidemiology and the relationship between antibiotic consumption and CDI epidemiology at St Luke's Provincial Hospital in Tarnow, Poland.

Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections Considering the NHSN Standardized Infection Ratio in Hip and Knee Arthroplasties.

Unlabelled: Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a predominant form of hospital-acquired infections in surgical wards. The objective of the study was analysis of the incidence of SSI in, both primary and revision, hip and knee arthroplasties.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted in 2012-2018 in a Trauma and Orthopedics Ward in Tarnów according to the methodology of the Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Comparison of Radiographic Outcomes of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Distal Radial Fractures.

Background: Unstable and comminuted distal radial fractures require surgical treatment by percutaneous insertion of Kirschner wires, open reduction, and fixation with a non-locking or locking plate or with an external device. Choosing a surgical method that produces "better" outcomes may help select the most efficient treatment method.

Material And Methods: The study group included 100 patients after surgical treatment by closed reduction and simple fixation with Kirschner wires and by open reduction and LCP locking plate fixation.

[The use of SPACER in the surgical treatment of periendoprosthetic hip infections--own experience].

The work presents the results of the treatment of 6 patients with periendoprosthetic hip infection with the use of the spacer in the Orthopaetic-Traumatic Ward between 01. 09. 2010 and 31.

Surgical site infections in patients of orthopedic - trauma unit in district hospital in 2008-2012.

The Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and structure of surgical site infections in the Department of Orthopaedis - Trauma Unit in Regional Hospital. St. Luke in Tarnow in 2008-2012.

[Problems with treatment of trochanteric femur fractures at elderly patients].

Authors analyzed patients complications with trochanteric fractures of femur treated in Department Orthopedic and Casualty of St. Lukas Hospital in Tarnów from 01.01.