Presurgery Skin Antisepsis Affects Patient Infection Risk
Patients with closed fractures had fewer surgical site infections when their surgeons applied iodine povacrylex in alcohol before surgery.
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Patients with closed fractures had fewer surgical site infections when their surgeons applied iodine povacrylex in alcohol before surgery.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) supported using ultrasonography for the initial diagnostic imaging of suspected pediatric forearm fractures and reserving radiography for follow-ups and diagnosis that lead to cast immobilization.
Iron overload is a clinically important problem, not only in genetically predisposed people but in people who get frequent transfusions, and this study shows increased fracture risk, says an observer.
Patients with untreated hyperparathyroidism are at increased risk for fractures, cardiovascular events, but the risks are reduced when treated with parathyroidectomy.
Chicago Bears safety DeAndre Houston-Carson will need surgery to repair a fractured forearm.