Low-dose dexamethasone during arthroplasty
What do we know about the risks?
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-operative strategies in preventing surgical site infections (SSI) after arthroplasty have been taken. Currently, conflicting views among orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthesiologists raise doubts on the use of dexamethasone during joint arthroplasty surgery. For
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impact on mental health ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ). Smoking is associated with impaired wound healing and increased susceptibility to surgical site infections (SSIs) ( 9 , 10 , 11 ). SSIs, occurring in 1–20% of patients after ankle and calcaneal
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Introduction Surgery site infections (SSIs) is one of the common complications affecting surgical management and patient recovery. Related studies report that the incidence of SSIs is 1–14% ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). The incidence of SSIs is
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survival and efficacy of the knee replacement prosthesis, including poor alignment of the lower extremities, infection, aseptic loosening of the prosthesis, and anterior knee pain ( 1 ). Among these, surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common, with
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an ageing population, so too does the incidence of complications. Definitions Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections occurring within 90 days of surgery involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue, in the region of the body
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further reduced infection. Despite the ongoing evolution and refinement of surgical practice, surgical site infection (SSI) remains a risk for every patient, including those undergoing primary total hip and knee arthroplasty procedures, and is associated
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Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is a rare and serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) that can cause a poor prognosis, reduce these patients’ quality of life, and significantly increase the financial burden. Therefore
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joint replacement procedures. 1 – 3 The choice of antibiotics used for prophylaxis requires an understanding of the common micro-organisms that cause surgical site infections (SSI) in orthopaedic procedures. Numerous studies have shown that gram
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different type of impingement, a different search strategy was conducted. For the low anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) impingement, the following search terms were used: ((femoracetabular impingement OR impingement OR avulsion) and (subspine OR ssi OR
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contamination incision; and if the articles had missing data. Outcomes The primary outcome was the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI). Secondary outcomes included satisfaction and the incidence of other wound complications. Search strategy
