Surgical wound infection secondary to complicated acute appendicitis is frequent. The objective was to compare the Dakin and the Superoxidative solutions to prevent surgical wound infections in complicated acute appendicitis. It was a comparative, cross-sectional study, in 104 patients with complicated acute appendicitis (medium age 36.29 years, 69(66.43%) men). Group 1: 52 patients with surgical wound lavage with Dakin modified solution. Group 2: 52 patients with superoxidative solution (Microdacyn®). All patients received ceftriaxone 1 g before surgery; conventional appendectomy was performed and the wall closure with Vicryl 1 and Nylon 2/0. Surgical wound was evaluated 7 days after surgery, looking for pus, edema, erythema, local heat. X2 and Student's t were used. Surgical wound infection was present in 11 (10.6%) patients, 3(5.8%) patients from group 1 and 8(15.4%) from group 2 (p=...

Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding of variceal origin has a high mortality. The platelet count/spleen major diameter ratio may be a useful noninvasive parameter to predict esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients. Objective: to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the diagnosis of esophageal varices with risk of bleeding in patients with hepatic insufficiency. Material and Methods: Process study, performed in a Second Level Medical Facility, in patients with liver failure who underwent ultrasound, blood cytometry, liver function tests and endoscopy. Sensitivity and specificity of the platelet/spleen ratio were assessed in patients with esophageal variceal and bleeding risk. Results: There were 70 patients: 28 women, 42 men; main cause of liver failure in men was ethylism in 31 patients and hepat...

Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding of variceal origin has a high mortality. The platelet count/spleen major diameter ratio may be a useful noninvasive parameter to predict esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients. Objective: to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the platelet count/spleen diameter ratio for the diagnosis of esophageal varices with risk of bleeding in patients with hepatic insufficiency. Material and Methods: Process study, performed in a Second Level Medical Facility, in patients with liver failure who underwent ultrasound, blood cytometry, liver function tests and endoscopy. Sensitivity and specificity of the platelet/spleen ratio were assessed in patients with esophageal variceal and bleeding risk. Results: There were 70 patients: 28 women, 42 men; main cause of liver failure in men was ethylism in 31 patients and hepat...