Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ) son una causa común de infección intrahospitalaria(1).
Se define como una infección relacionada con un procedimiento quirúrgico aquella que ocurre
en o cerca de la incisión quirúrgica dentro de los 30 días del procedimiento o dentro de 90 días
si se imp...
Berríos-Torres, S. I;
Umscheid, C. A;
Bratzler, D. W;
Leas, B;
Stone, E. C;
Kelz, R. R;
Reinke, C. E;
Morgan, S;
Solomkin, J. S;
Mazuski, J. E;
Dellinger, E. P;
Itani, K. M. F;
Berbari, E. F;
Segreti, J;
Parvizi, J;
Blanchard, J;
Allen, G;
Kluytmans, J. A. J. W;
Donlan, R;
Schecter, W. P.
IMPORTANCE: The human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. The number of surgical procedures performed in the United States continues to rise, and surgical patients are initially seen with increasingly complex comorbidities. It is estimated that approximately ha...
"INTRODUCTION:
The initiative of the Spanish Ministry of Health «Commitment to quality of scientific societies», aims to reduce unnecessary interventions of healthcare professionals.
METHODS:
The Spanish Association of Surgeons has selected 22 experts from the different sections that have participated...
This guideline covers preventing infective endocarditis (IE) in children, young people and adults. It focuses on people at increased risk of infective endocarditis undergoing dental, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary and respiratory tract procedures....
Mortensen, K;
Nilsson, M;
Slim, K;
Schäfer, M;
Mariette, C;
Braga, M;
Carli, F;
Demartines, N;
Griffin, SM;
Lassen, K.
"BACKGROUND:
Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no comprehensive guidelines for perioperative care for gastrectomy.
METHODS:
An international working group within the Enhanced Recove...
Anticoagulants,
Cathartics,
Alcohol Drinking,
Analgesia, Epidural,
Antibiotic Prophylaxis,
Counseling,
Decompression, Surgical,
Dietary Supplements,
Drainage,
Gastrectomy,
Glucose Metabolism Disorders,
Hypothermia,
Nerve Block,
Nutritional Support,
Postoperative Care,
Postoperative Complications,
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting,
Preoperative Care,
Smoking Prevention,
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance,
Anticoagulants/therapeutic use,
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance/prevention & control,
Bed Rest,
Cathartics/therapeutic use
For over 100 years, major epidemics of meningococcal disease have occurred every few years within the African meningitis belt, which runs across the continent from Senegal to Ethiopia. The objectives of this review were to revise WHO guidelines on control of epidemic meningitis in subSaharan Africa conce...
Disease Outbreaks,
Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control,
Meningitis, Bacterial/drug therapy,
Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology,
Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis,
Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology,
Meningococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods,
Haemophilus Vaccines/administration & dosage,
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic,
Prevalence,
Incidence,
Contact Tracing
