1994
Snake bite and antivenom complications in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Caiaffa W, Vlahov D, Antunes C, de Oliveira H, Diniz C. Snake bite and antivenom complications in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1994, 88: 81-85. PMID: 8154013, DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(94)90511-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSnake biteRenal failureClinical complicationsAcute renal failureChronic renal failureTertiary referral hospitalAcute lung edemaEarly clinical complicationsAntivenom typeEarly complicationsLung edemaMuscle contracturePermanent sequelaeReferral hospitalIntracranial hemorrhageAnaphylactic reactionsAdverse reactionsHospital patientsClinical careAntivenom therapyComplicationsTissue lossGreater riskAntivenomBite
1985
Wide variation in risk of wound infection following clean neurosurgery. Implications for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
Tenney J, Vlahov D, Salcman M, Ducker T. Wide variation in risk of wound infection following clean neurosurgery. Implications for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1985, 62: 243-7. PMID: 3968563, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1985.62.2.0243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep wound infectionPerioperative antibiotic prophylaxisPostoperative wound infectionWound infectionAntibiotic prophylaxisClean neurosurgeryDeep wound infection rateClean neurosurgical proceduresWound infection rateClean neurosurgical operationsPerioperative antibioticsSuch prophylaxisRepeat operationHigh-risk operationsRecurrent gliomaInfection ratePotential efficacyProphylaxisGreater riskInfectionNeurosurgical proceduresNeurosurgical operationsOverall ratePatientsCraniotomy