News tagged with wound infection

Roundworm infections threaten organ recipients

(HealthDay)—Three people who received transplant organs in 2012 from the same 24-year-old donor got more than they bargained for: Each developed a severe roundworm infection, U.S. health officials reported ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Apr 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Need your appendix out? How about scarless surgery through the navel

A new study suggests that surgery for appendicitis that uses a pinhole incision through the navel may be a feasible alternative to traditional appendectomies. Published early online in the British Journal of Surgery, the fi ...

Surgery Apr 10, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Antibiotic-resistant strain of E. coli increasing among older adults and residents of nursing homes

Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) continues to proliferate, driven largely by expansion of a strain of E. coli know as sequence type ST131. A new study points to hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTC ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 12, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Bacteria and the bees: Antibiotics work better with honey

Medical-grade manuka honey (Medihoney), when used together with antibiotics, can both improve the effectiveness of the antibiotics and can prevent the emergence of resistance, according to new findings by ...

Medications Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Breast reconstruction using women's own tissue appears safe, study says

(HealthDay)—Women who have breast reconstruction surgery using a transplanted flap of their own tissue have a low rate of short-term complications, a new study says.

Surgery Feb 22, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

More complications for inpatient lumbar discectomy

(HealthDay)—Patients undergoing inpatient lumbar discectomy have significantly higher overall complication rates than those treated as outpatients, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Feb 04, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Hospital infection surveillance system flawed, say experts

Patients recovering from surgery get infections far more often than is being reported, a new study led by De Montfort University has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 14, 2013 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Are some patients too heavy for a new kidney?

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study questions the relevance of SCIP benchmarks among CABG patients

Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks ...

Surgery Nov 09, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Surgery center influences outcomes in spinal surgery

(HealthDay)—Choice of surgery center affects patient outcomes following surgery for lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, according to research published online Oct. 17 in Spine.

Other Oct 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Study links hyponatremia with increased risk of death, complications following surgery

An observational study of nearly 1 million patients who underwent surgery suggests that preoperative hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder in which sodium levels in the blood are low) was associated with an increased risk ...

Surgery Sep 10, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Procedure aids severe, rigid scoliosis in low-weight adults

(HealthDay)—For patients with severe and rigid scoliosis and low body weight, a two-stage vertebral column resection (VCR) procedure with posterior pedicle screw instrumentation can achieve good correction ...

Addiction Aug 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

UVC light kills wound bacteria

Ultraviolet (UVC) light can eradicate wound-infecting bacteria on mice increasing both survival and healing rates, according to a paper in the July 2012 issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. The light did not da ...

Medical research Jul 23, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Correct treatment of common diabetic foot infections can reduce amputations

Diabetic foot infections are an increasingly common problem, but proper care can save limbs and, ultimately, lives, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Diabetes May 22, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study questions the relevance of benchmarks among CABG patients receiving insulin infusions

Cardiology May 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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