Acta Chir Belg
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Observational Study
Complications of skull reconstruction after decompressive craniectomy.
Decompressive craniectomy can be a life-saving procedure. Later reconstruction of the skull using the stored bone flap ("cranioplasty") is often associated with complications. These complications require new procedures and often result in the reconstruction of the skull using an expensive patient-specific cranial implant. ⋯ Cranioplasty using the stored bone flap after decompressive craniectomy is associated with a high percentage of complications. Selecting patients at risk could possibly indicate cases where an immediate custom-made implant technique would be required.
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Review Meta Analysis
Triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical-site infections: a meta-analysis.
The scope of this article is to perform a meta-analysis of the studies that compare the use of triclosan-coated sutures (TCS) to uncoated sutures in prevention of surgical-site infections (SSIs). ⋯ Further randomized studies are needed to confirm the role of TCS in specific surgical procedures and whether or not they are related with lower risk for mortality.