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Post-cesarean necrotizing fasciitis caused by surgical site infection

2017

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare, but rapidly progressive, potentially life-threatening soft tissue infection, with an incidence of 0.15-0.55 cases per 100,000 population. the gynecological-obstetric literature describes cases of NF due to surgical site infection (SSi) after cesarean delivery. this article discusses issues in the medicolegal evaluation of NF and the importance of prophylactic procedures, risk management protocols, and prompt diagnosis of this condition. two cases of post-cesarean NF due to SSi are reported. in both cases the responsibility lay with the hospitals and the medical staff owing to failure to adopt adequate SSi prophylaxis and to establish a timely diagnosis …

medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrySurgical wound infectionMedicine (all)010401 analytical chemistryGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseLegal liability01 natural sciences0104 chemical sciencesSurgery03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSettore MED/43 - Medicina Legalemedicine030216 legal & forensic medicineNecrotizing fasciitiCesarean section; Legal liability; Necrotizing fasciitis; Surgical wound infection; Medicine (all)FasciitisbusinessCesarean sectionSurgical site infection
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The commitment of the GISIO-SItI to contrast Healthcare- Associated Infections and the experience of the prevalence studies in Sicily

2018

Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) is essential to improve the quality of health services. The aim of this paper is to report the commitment of the Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene (GISIO) of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI) describing some experiences to contrast HAIs and antimicrobial resistance. Particularly, the commitment to contrast HAIs in intensive care with the SPIN-UTI project - Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance in ICUs, and in surgery with the ISCHIA project - Infections of Surgical Site in Arthroplasty Interventions - were described. Furthermore, some activities conducted in Sicily using repeated pr…

surveillance Intensive care Unit Surgical site infecrions preventionSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata
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