Efficacy of tranexamic acid in reducing blood loss in posterior lumbar spine surgery for degenerative spinal stenosis with instability: a retrospective case control study

Abstract Background Degenerative spinal stenosis and instability requiring multilevel spine surgery has been associated with large blood losses.Factors that affect perioperative blood loss include time of surgery, surgical procedure, patient height, combined anterior/posterior approaches, number of levels fused, blood salvage techniques, and the us

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Surgical Site Infections Complicating the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Renal Transplant Recipients

Surgical site infections (SSI) of the abdominal wall in renal transplant recipients can on occasion require management with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).This is often successful, with a low risk of further complications.However, we describe three cases in which persistent or recurrent surgical Sound Machine site sepsis occurred, whilst NP

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