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Principles of wound care
Published in Nicola Neale, Joanne Sale, Developing Practical Nursing Skills, 2022
Wounds UK (2020a) has published a Best Practice Statement reviewing the use of antiseptics and antimicrobials in wound healing. The main use of these products should be to treat wound infection, and their use should be avoided if no infection is present. Traumatic wounds are likely to be contaminated with bacteria, and it would be appropriate to use antiseptics/antimicrobials in these wounds.
Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Wild Medicinal Plants of Piauí State-Brazil
Published in Mahendra Rai, Shandesh Bhattarai, Chistiane M. Feitosa, Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants, 2021
Valdiléia Teixeira Uchôa, Mahendra Rai, Gilmânia Francisca Sousa Carvalho, Herbert Gonzaga Sousa, Patrícia e Silva Alves, Renata da Silva Carneiro, Ariane Maria da Silva Santos Nascimento, Felipe Pereira da Silva Santos, Gabriel e Silva Sales
Different parts of S. brasiliensis such as leaves, bark, stems and fruits are used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents for various diseases such as fever, cough, diarrhea and as a natural antiseptic to treat wounds (Saraiva et al. 2013, Santos et al. 2014, Donati et al. 2015). Its bark is widely used by the northeastern population for the treatment of various diseases, such as inflammation, pain, flu, diarrhea, impotence and animal worms, a natural antiseptic and the treatment of wounds and superficial mycoses (Júnior et al. 2011).
Burns and burn surgery
Published in Mark Davenport, James D. Geiger, Nigel J. Hall, Steven S. Rothenberg, Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2020
Alternatively, the wound can be covered with synthetic or biosynthetic membranes (e.g. Biobrane®, Nanotrix®, KeraGENtrix®, or Suprathel®) (Figure 82.4a and b). The latter have many advantages over the traditional antiseptics. They require a viable bed, are applied once, and firmly adhere to the wounds. They absorb exudate and are semipermeable barriers to evaporative losses and protect the wounds from desiccation and contamination, are permeable to topical antiseptics, stimulate re-epithelialization, and improve patient comfort.
Exposure to hand sanitisers and other cleaning products in Victoria, Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in Clinical Toxicology, 2022
Alice Norvill, Rohan A. Elliott, Anselm Wong
Our findings suggest that the risk of harm associated with oral exposures to topical antiseptics is low, with most patients presenting with no symptoms or minor symptoms at the time of the PIC calls, and only 0.5% of children under the age of 5 requiring referral for medical assessment or management. Referral of older children to a general practitioner or hospital were uncommon following both oral and ocular exposures. Similarly, in the US, for the period between January and April of 2020, McCulley et al reported that only 0.1% (5/4451) of children 5 years and younger were referred to a hospital. Our findings for the older 5–14-year old age group were similar, with 1/77 children (1.3%) in our study referred to a hospital following an unintentional ingestion. In our study, ocular exposures were more likely to be associated with symptoms than oral exposures. However, referrals for medical assessment were also uncommon, suggesting that the risk of eye damage from these exposures was deemed to be low by the SPI.
Specific complications associated with non-surgical rhinoplasty
Published in Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2020
Tuyet A. Nguyen, Shivani Reddy, Nima Gharavi
Standard techniques to minimize complications with filler injections regardless of anatomical location exist. Sterile skin preparation to reduce the risk of infection and slow, low-pressure injection techniques are crucial. In our experience, ideal antiseptics include hypochlorous acid and chlorhexidine wipes. Avoiding blood thinners, the use of firm pressure, or ice packs can help alleviate more common complications, such as erythema, ecchymoses, and swelling (17). If no contraindications exist, discontinuing unnecessary anticoagulation 2 weeks prior to the procedure may help prevent these complications. For nasal filler specifically, injections should be performed deep to the musculoaponeurotic layer in the preperiosteal layer for the safest approach (18,19). Larger caliber microcannula (27 gauge or larger, in our experience) use may reduce the risk of injury or intravascular injection of filler material (18). The glabella, which is more susceptible to intravascular cannulation and tamponade, can be treated with superficial dermal injections with a serial puncture technique (19). Again, it is crucial to understand the complex anatomy in this location paying particular attention in post-surgical patients where anatomy may be distorted.
Postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: a worldwide review of etiology, incidence and the most studied prophylaxis measures
Published in Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 2019
Andrzej Grzybowski, Jagger C. Koerner, Mary J. George
ESCRS guidelines argue that topical antibiotics preoperatively and/or postoperatively do not confer a clear benefit over chlorhexidine or PVI preoperatively and intracameral antibiotics injected at the close of surgery [28]. However, chlorhexidine has not yet been investigated adequately as prophylaxis for endophthalmitis [30]. The choice of postoperative antisepsis is at present a decision of the surgeon, after evaluating the postoperative state of a patient and assessment of complications occurred. Intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis is not recommended as in the non-inflamed eye antibiotic weakly penetrate to the globe. Oral antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended only in cases of coexisting severe atopic disease when the lid margins are more frequently colonized with S. aureus. After a penetrating injury the same antibiotic should be administered systemically, as well as by the intravitreal route [28].