Surgical infections
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Surgical infections · Oct 2007
Case ReportsA distinct cause of necrotizing fasciitis: Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria.
Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria (veronii var. sobria) has not been implicated in the pathogenesis of necrotizing fasciitis in North America. ⋯ A. veronii var. sobria should be recognized as one of the causative organisms for necrotizing fasciitis in immunocompromised patients. Early administration of proper antibiotics and aggressive surgical treatment may reduce morbidity and mortality rates in such infections.
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Surgical infections · Oct 2007
Efficacy of a pneumonia prevention protocol in the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients.
We hypothesized that implementing evidence-based ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention (VAPP) strategies would decrease the incidence of VAP, and that VAP affects patient outcomes. ⋯ These data suggest that a VAPP protocol may reduce VAP in trauma patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia may result in more hospital, ICU, and ventilator days and higher patient charges.