Bone cultures from war-wounded civilians in the Middle East: a surgical prospective.

Autor: Hérard P; Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris, France. pherard@paris.msf.org., Boillot F; Médecins Sans Frontières, Paris, France., Fakhri RM; Médecins Sans Frontières, Amman, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International orthopaedics [Int Orthop] 2017 Jul; Vol. 41 (7), pp. 1291-1294. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-016-3382-1
Abstrakt: Purpose: Hidden infections in a reconstructive surgery program are frequently underestimated.
Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of 1,891 civilian war-wounded patients from Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Gaza treated in Amman from August 2006 to January 2016. One thousand three hundred and fifty-three underwent surgical interventions for previous bone injury and had systematic bone cultures.
Results: Among patients (167) without any clinical, biological or radiological signs of infection, 46% demonstrated infection based on bone cultures. We conclude that bone culture should become a prerequisite for any reconstruction in such contexts.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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