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    Antisepsis for abdominal hysterectomy: a randomised controlled trial of povidone–iodine gel (2004)
    Oxford, UK and Malden, USA : Blackwell Science Ltd
    BJOG 111 (2004), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1471-0528
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Objective  To assess whether infectious morbidity after total abdominal hysterectomy is decreased by the addition of 20 cc povidone–iodine gel at the vaginal apex after the usual vaginal preparation with povidone–iodine solution.Study design  Randomised controlled trial.Setting  Fifteen secondary and tertiary hospitals in Canada.Sample  A total of 1570 women undergoing planned total abdominal hysterectomy.Methods  Computer-generated randomisation using a centralised telephone service was stratified by study centre with variable block size. In the operating room, a swab for bacterial vaginosis was taken before vaginal antisepsis. Study group remained concealed until the standard surgical preparation in the operating room was complete. Then povidone-iodine gel 20 cc was placed at the vaginal apex in the intervention group only. Participants were followed for one month post-operative.Main outcome measures  The primary outcome was post-operative infectious morbidity during the 30 days after surgery, defined as: febrile morbidity with hospital stay greater than five days or antibiotic treatment, or infection requiring readmission to hospital or additional visit. Other outcomes included abdominal wound infection, pelvic abscess and other pelvic infections.Results  Post-operative infectious morbidity within 30 days occurred in 128/780 (16%) women receiving povidone–iodine gel preparation and 142/790 (18%) women not receiving gel (RR 0.9, 95% CI 0.7 to 1.1). Pelvic abscess was diagnosed in 0 patients in the gel group and in seven patients in the control group (P 〈 0.01). No significant difference was found in pelvic cellulitis (eight in each group) or abdominal wound infection (51 in the gel group and 58 in the control group, P= 0.5).Conclusion  Povidone–iodine vaginal gel antisepsis led to a 9% relative decrease in overall infectious morbidity after abdominal hysterectomy, which was not statistically significant. Povidone–iodine vaginal gel decreased the risk of pelvic abscess after total abdominal hysterectomy.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00170.x
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    Scintigraphical examinations in kidney trauma (1975)
    Springer
    International urology and nephrology 7 (1975), S. 23-32 
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    ISSN: 1573-2584
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Thirty-three patients with acute renal trauma and 9 others sent to us for a specialist's opinion were examined radiologically and scintigraphically in the years 1971–1973. Scintigraphy proved to be an important complementary examination to the radiological procedures for the estimation of the impaired functional status of the da-, maged kidney. In half of the cases X-ray alone did not yield an exact assessment of the extent of the damage to the kidney as did the combination with scintigraphy and under some circumstances with isotope nephrography. Sometimes the X-ray picture allowed an under- or overestimation of the renal damage. Both radiological procedures are without risk and simple to carry out. In some instances this nuclear-medical complementary examination can more exactly answer the question whether kidney trauma is involved.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02085342
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    Multicenter randomized trial of fluconazole versus amphotericin B for treatment of candidemia in non-neutropenic patients (1997)
    Springer
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 16 (1997), S. 337-345 
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    ISSN: 1435-4373
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract A randomized trial was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of fluconazole versus that of amphotericin B in the treatment of candidemia in non-neutropenic adults. Enrollment was stratified by disease severity (APACHE II score). Patients were randomized (1∶:1) to receive amphotericin B 0.6 mg/kg/day (cumulative dose 8 mg/kg) or fluconazole 800 mg intravenous loading dose, then 400 mg daily for four weeks (intravenous for at least 10 days). Patients were monitored for six months. A total of 106 patients were enrolled. A protocol amendment implemented midway through the trial required patients to be removed from the study and treated with amphotericin B if species identification indicated candidemia due toCandida glabrata orCandida krusei. Baseline characteristics were similar for the two groups; 103 patients (fluconazole, 50; amphotericin B, 53) met the major enrollment criteria. The intention-to-treat analysis indicated successful therapy in 50% of fluconazole recipients compared to 58% of the amphotericin B group (p=0.39; one-sided 95% Cl, −8 to 24%). The efficacy analysis included 84 patients (fluconazole, 42; amphotericin B, 42); successful outcomes were observed in 57% and 62% of cases in the fluconazole and amphotericin B groups, respectively (p=0.66: one-sided 95% Cl, −12 to 22%). The mortality at day 14 for the fluconazole group was 26% and for the amphotericin B group 21% (p=0.52; chi-square test) and remained similar throughout the course of follow-up. Drug-related adverse events were more frequent with amphotericin B than with fluconazole and prompted switching of therapy for two (4%) and zero cases, respectively. Fluconazole and amphotericin B were associated with similar clinical response rates and survival in the treatment of candidemia among non-neutropenic patients; however, drug-related adverse events were more frequent with amphotericin B.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01726360
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