The article discusses the issues of chemotherapeutical department organization and functioning in multidisciplinary surgical hospital. In connection with a worldwide spread of antibiotic-resistant agents of surgical infections, it becomes necessary to unite efforts of surgeons, resuscitation specialists, clinical pharmacologists - chemiotherapeutists and microbiologists. The main approaches in solving of surgical infection problems are: in-hospital epidemiological situation monitoring, the study ofmicroflora resistance to antibiotics used in the surgical and resuscitation practice, the study of antibacterial therapy clinical-pharmacological aspects (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, tolerance and efficacy of antimicrobial drugs). The development of pre-emptive antibiotics rotation principles curbs the spread ofnosocomial infections pathogens resistant strains. The 40-year experience of surgical infections prevention and treatment laboratory functioning professes this.
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Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)
January 2025
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Section of Dermatology, University of Messina, 98125, Messina, Italy.
Introduction: Patients with psoriasis (PsO) and permanent spinal cord injuries (SCI) resulting in paraplegia and tetraplegia may experience a higher rate of infections compared to patients with PsO without SCI. It can result in further challenges for therapeutic management with immunosuppressants (biological and non-biological treatments). Thus, we aimed to evaluate the rate of infections in patients with PsO and SCI treated with systemic immunosuppressants.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
Introduction: Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) is a standard and effective treatment to correct stiffness and improve range of motion (ROM) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Delayed MUA has been associated with increased rates of revision surgeries and infections. Early MUA has been shown to double the mean gain in flexion compared to delayed interventions.
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January 2025
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Martin-Luther-Krankenhaus Berlin, Caspar-Theyss-Str. 27-33, 14193, Berlin, Deutschland.
Objective: Lengthening of the patellar tendon to normalize patellar height and improve knee flexion deficits.
Indications: Flexion deficits in combination with patella baja (Caton index < 0.6).
Aesthetic Plast Surg
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Background: In implant-based breast surgery, microbial contamination of implant surfaces predisposes complications such as overt periprosthetic infection and has been linked to capsular contracture (CC). Anti-microbial practices, including povidone-iodine (PVP-I) breast pocket irrigation, are routinely employed to minimise these risks. No standardised protocol for using this antiseptic exists, particularly concerning the ideal concentration.
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IIa Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Introduction: Two-stage revision is considered the gold standard treatment in chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) but no specific criteria or examination exist to determine infection eradication before reimplantation. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of leukocyte scintigraphy after the first-stage procedure in two-stage revision for chronic PJI.
Material And Methods: Patients studied with leukocyte scintigraphy after cement spacer insertion for knee PJI from January 2012 to December 2021 were retrospectively included.
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