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DIY System Provides Negative-Pressure Temporary Abdominal Closure in Remote Settings A negative-pressure system assembled from readily available medical-surgical supplies can provide temporary abdominal closure without continuous suction in austere and remote settings.
Reuters Health Information, October 15, 2018
Treatment Failure More Common With Local Gentamicin for Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infections Treatment-failure rates for early acute periprosthetic joint infections are higher when gentamicin-impregnated beads and/or sponges are applied during debridement, researchers from the Netherlands report.
Reuters Health Information, October 15, 2018

Extended- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics in Appendicitis What is the best choice of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis in children? Dr Lowenfels comments on a study published in Annals of Surgery.
Medscape General Surgery, September 19, 2018
Tight Blood Glucose Control in Cardiac Surgery Patients Does intensive, perioperative glucose control benefit patients with or without diabetes undergoing cardiac surgery?
Medscape Pharmacists, July 20, 2018