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Non-antibiotic prophylaxis in thyroid surgery. Experience of a single Institution and revision of literature.
CONCLUSIONS: Fever, neutrophilic leukocytosis and increased PCR cannot be assessed as predictive factors of infectious complication in thyroid surgery. The cutaneous antisepsis of the operative field with chlorhexidine gluconate, the improvement of the surgical technique, the protection of the cutaneous margins of incision, the use of new devices, the accurate hemostasis and the reduction of surgery time lead to a lack of SSIs and systemic infection complications in all patients undergoing thyroid surgery in NO-AP. KEY WORDS: Antibiotic prophylaxis, Surgical site infections, Thyroid surgery, Thyroidectomy. PMID: 32...
Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - April 13, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: Ann Ital Chir Source Type: research

4 Trends Advancing Medtech
For the past 20 years, the Medical Design Excellence Awards have celebrated medical products that improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare. Our finalists this year carry on this tradition, while also keeping in step with today’s high-tech digital and consumer trends. With the help of our esteemed jurors, we have identified four key trends in this year’s group of finalists: risk reduction; faster, more-efficient healthcare delivery; the influence of the Internet of Things; and the consumerization of healthcare. We’ve been tracking a few of these trends in past awards programs, so they’re not necessarily n...
Source: MDDI - April 27, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Daphne Allen Tags: MD & M East (New York) Design Source Type: news

Ultrasound: Foreign Body Removal
Part 2 in a SeriesAre you ready for summer? That means more bare feet, flip-flops, and the potential for foreign bodies of the foot and toe. We will continue to highlight tools and tricks to help you master soft tissue foreign body removal in the emergency department. A refresher on the basics of ultrasound is available in our blog post from last month: http://emn.online/1UGtduz.Foreign bodies of the toe or foot are common presentations in emergency departments, and one way to determine the size and shape of retained superficial foreign bodies is to use ultrasound and the linear probe. This simple technique may hel...
Source: The Procedural Pause - April 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Should Fluoro be Your New Go-To?
Part Three in a Three-Part Series   This is the third and final part of our series on foreign bodies and fluoroscopy. Click here for part one and here for part two.   This month, we walk you through a step-by-step guide with bonus video footage to aid in your technique. This progressive procedure is absolutely significant to your practice, and we hope you all get a chance to try it.     The Approach n        Identification of foreign body on plain film or ultrasound n         Saphenous or posterior tibial nerve block n         Enlargement of the wound or entrance site using incision...
Source: The Procedural Pause - January 4, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs