EurekAlert : declared in Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of Alberta research

Terada says the risk of infection following CABG may explain why patients with obesity are more likely to receive PCI. "Our team is currently looking at the re-design of postsurgical chest binders so that patients have better outcomes following bypass surgery." Edmonton--Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass surgery, according to a series of studies conducted by University of Alberta researchers at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. "A better understanding is needed in order to improve clinical outcomes for patients with obesity and heart disease." Knowing the risks and potential outcomes can help health-care providers and patients make more informed choices on treatment and better use of resources.

Previous bacterial infection increases risk of newly-diagnosed Sjögren's syndrome: Identifying trigger will hopefully help future development of targeted therapy for patients suffering from this debil

The magnitude of the association between NTM and SjS risk was greatest among those patients aged between 45 and 65 years. No association was found between SjS and a previous TB infection. However, the other four subjects were diagnosed on average 2.9 years after NTM infection. "Because SjS is a disease of insidious onset, we can't exclude the possibility that it may have occurred before the NTM infection. "Identifying NTM as one of the triggers will hopefully provide a clue to the future development of a targeted therapy for these patients," he added.


Urinary tract infections (UTI) represent a common perioperative complication among elderly patients with hip fracture. A total of 402 surgically-treated geriatric hip fracture patients were consecutively enrolled at a level 1 trauma center. To determine the impact of UTI on the perioperative course of elderly patients with hip fractures, a prospective study was carried out. No differences were observed in the rate of wound infection (odds ratio 1.185; P = 0.898) or in-hospital mortality (P < 0.997). Patients with UTI seem to be at risk of inferior functional outcomes.


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