Tag: surgical site infection
No significant advantage found for nanocrystalline-coated silver dressings after coronary vascularisation
There is no significant benefit to the use of nanocrystalline-coated silver dressings over standard wound dressings, following coronary revascularisation, in patients with type 2...
Gentamicin-containing implant shows no significant impact in the prevention of surgical...
Using an implant containing gentamicin in the groin area following vascular surgery does not significantly reduce the incidence of infected wounds during the postoperative...
INVIPS trial highlights potential of negative pressure to reduce surgical wound...
Based on the results of the INVIPS trial, incisional negative pressure wound therapy (INPWT) has been shown to decrease the risk of surgical site...
ESVS 2019: RCT shows negative pressure wound therapy “significantly” reduces surgical...
Julien Hasselmann (Malmö, Sweden) talks to iWounds News at ESVS 2019 (European Society of Vascular Surgery; 24–27 September; Hamburg, Germany) about the recent findings...
Wound irrigation device demonstrates success in reducing surgical site infections
New data presented at the 2019 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeon’s Annual Scientific Meeting by Justin Malek, Baylor Scott & White Health,...
