infección en el sitio quirúrgico

Berríos ­Torres, S; Umscheid, C; Bratzler, D; Leas, B. et als.
JAMA Surg. 2017; 152(8): 784-­791

The human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are Jama Surgery logo_medium (fondo transparente)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 half of SSIs are deemed preventable using evidence-based strategies.

Agarwal, S. et als.
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2017-07-01, Volúmen 70, Número 7, Páginas 865-870

portada - JPRAS - Vol. 70; No. 7 (2017)Implant infections in the setting of breast reconstruction present a significant setback for patients with breast cancer. Traditional management of implant infections is predicated on the operative removal of the implant and delayed replacement. Another option for implant infection management has emerged in which the soft tissue infection is neutralized, the implant is removed, the surgical site is washed out, and a new implant replaced immediately. In this study, we present our findings with the implementation of this technique and an algorithm for choosing which patients are the most appropriate candidates on the basis of a retrospective review.

Heal, C. et als.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016 Issue 11. Art. No.: CD011426.

logo Cochrane - small (fondo blanco) Las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ) pueden retardar la cicatrización de la herida, deteriorar el resultado estético y aumentar los costos de la asistencia sanitaria. Los antibióticos tópicos a veces se usan para reducir la exposición a contaminantes microbianos después de los procedimientos quirúrgicos, con la intención de reducir las ISQ. El objetivo primario de esta revisión fue determinar si la aplicación de antibióticos tópicos a las heridas quirúrgicas con cicatrización primaria reduce la incidencia de ISQ y si aumenta la incidencia de resultados adversos.