Surgical Site Infection Prevention

Jun 28, 2016 by in GASTOINESTINAL SURGERY Comments Off on Surgical Site Infection Prevention

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Liane S. Feldman, Conor P. Delaney, Olle Ljungqvist and Francesco Carli (eds.)The SAGES / ERAS® Society Manual of Enhanced Recovery Programs for Gastrointestinal Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-20364-5_10 10. Surgical Site Infection Prevention Elizabeth C. Wick1 and Jonathan E. Efron2  …

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Preoperative Fasting and Carbohydrate Treatment

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(1) Department of Surgery, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden   KeywordsPreoperative fasting and carbohydrate treatmentCarbohydrate treatment and preoperative fastingFasting preoperativelyOvernight fasting presurgeryPerioperative fastingAspiration during anesthesia Preoperative Fasting Preoperative fasting is a…

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Prevention of Hypothermia

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(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA   KeywordsHypothermia prevention after surgeryPrevention of hypothermia after surgeryPostoperative hypothermiaPerioperative hypothermiaIntravenous fluid warming Mild perioperative hypothermia, defined as a…

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Thromboprophylaxis

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• Less trauma/minimal invasive techniques • Less surgical stress • Intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy • Less postoperative complications • Early mobilization • Short hospital stay Methodology A literature search has been undertaken using the various terms…

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Bowel Preparation: Always, Sometimes, Never?

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(1) Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland   KeywordsBowel preparation for surgeryMechanical cleansing of the bowel pre-opPreoperative bowel preparationOral antibiotics and bowel preparationLaparoscopic resection bowel preparationRectal resection…

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Failure to Thrive

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(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA   Chapter Outline Definitions: Failure to Thrive/failure to grow Philosophic considerations: “organic vs. psychogenic”—The biomedical dichotomy Misconceptions about Failure…

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Functional Disorders of Elimination

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(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA   Chapter Outline Introduction Physiologic Anatomy Sensory Motor Visceral Somatic Internal anal sphincter External anal sphincter Reflexology Gastro-colic reflex…

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Functional Abdominal Pain

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(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA   Pain in children, especially chronic pain, challenges the diagnostic acum, therapeutic skill, and personal mettle of the physician…….

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Functional Diarrhea (Also Known as Chronic, Nonspecific Diarrhea of Infancy and Early Childhood, and “Infant/Toddler Diarrhea”)

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(1) Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA   Chapter Outline Description Management Chronic, nonspecific diarrhea (CND) presents in infants and preschool children as intermittent or persistent…

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