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Topical Formulations Based On Polyhexamethylene Hydrochloride Guanidine For Surgicalfield Antisepsis, Fernanda Gosuen Gonçalves Dias, Renato Luis Tame Parreira, Lucas De Freitas Pereira, Rodrigo Cássio Sola Veneziani, Maria Anita Lemos Vasconcelos Ambrósio, Vinícius Thomaz Da Silva Almeida, Renata Alves De Barros, Luis Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves Dias, Sérgio Ricardo Ambrósio Jan 2022

Topical Formulations Based On Polyhexamethylene Hydrochloride Guanidine For Surgicalfield Antisepsis, Fernanda Gosuen Gonçalves Dias, Renato Luis Tame Parreira, Lucas De Freitas Pereira, Rodrigo Cássio Sola Veneziani, Maria Anita Lemos Vasconcelos Ambrósio, Vinícius Thomaz Da Silva Almeida, Renata Alves De Barros, Luis Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves Dias, Sérgio Ricardo Ambrósio

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

As surgical site infection can prolong the patient's hospital stay, increase morbidity and mortality rates and medical and hospital expenses, justifying the search for new effective and low-cost antiseptic drugs is justifiable. Thus, the objective of the present study was to analyze, by direct clinical and microbiological examination, the topical antiseptic effect of a solution based on polyhexamethylene hydrochloride guanidine (PHMGH) at 0.5% on the intact skin surface of sheep and cats, aiming at its use in operative field (previous and definitive antisepsis), compared to 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine and association with this. The topical solutions did not cause any skin …


Management Of Recurrent Hemoptysis: A Single-Center Experience, Seda Tural Önür, Sedat Altin, Fatma Tokgöz Akyil, Kaan Kara, Si̇nem Nedi̇me Sökücü, Cengi̇z Özdemi̇r, Mehmet Aki̇f Özgül, Muzaffer Meti̇n, Levent Cansever, Aysun Ölçmen, Nuri̇ Özgür Kiliçkesmez Jan 2022

Management Of Recurrent Hemoptysis: A Single-Center Experience, Seda Tural Önür, Sedat Altin, Fatma Tokgöz Akyil, Kaan Kara, Si̇nem Nedi̇me Sökücü, Cengi̇z Özdemi̇r, Mehmet Aki̇f Özgül, Muzaffer Meti̇n, Levent Cansever, Aysun Ölçmen, Nuri̇ Özgür Kiliçkesmez

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: A successful planning methodology for patients with hemoptysis promises overall improvement in patient care. Conducted in a reference center for chest diseases, the present study aims to analyze characteristics and predictors of interventional methods in patients with recurrent hemoptysis. Materials and methods: The present study is a single-center, retrospective observational study. Between 2015 and 2018, 5973 patients with follow-up data until 2021 requiring more than one hospitalization due to recurrent hemoptysis were investigated. Patient characteristics, the amount of hemoptysis, baseline admission parameters, interventional procedures of bronchial artery embolization (BAE), fiberoptic bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, and surgical resections applied were analyzed …