7th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy 22-25 May 2002, Amsterdam

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-99
Keyword(s):  
Hand Surgery ◽  
British Society ◽  
European Federation ◽  
Kind Permission ◽  
Hand Therapy

Reprinted with kind permission from the British Society for Surgery of the Hand. Abstracts first published in The Journal of Hand Surgery Vol. 27b Supplement 1, April 2002.

Post-Operative Infection Following Hand Surgery

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 685-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. PLATT ◽  
R. E. PAGE
Keyword(s):  
Wound Infection ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
British Society ◽  
Antibiotic Administration ◽  
Clinical Criteria ◽  
Operative Wound

An audit was designed to analyse the risk factors for developing post-operative wound infection following hand surgery. 249 consecutive patients were prospectively entered into the study. 236 (95%) patients were available for follow-up. Infection was diagnosed by clinical criteria. There was an infection rate of 10.7% in elective operations and 9.7% in emergency operations. There was no significant reduction in infection rate in the elective group with the use of antibiotics ( P=0.5). In the emergency group of patients peri-operative antibiotic administration was associated with an 8.5-fold reduction in infection rate ( P=0.014). The presence of a dirty wound was associated with a 13.4-fold increase in post-operative wound infection rate ( P=0.002). A postal questionnaire of members of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand revealed a wide variation in antibiotic usage. Guidelines for antibiotic use in patients undergoing hand surgery are presented.

Hand Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Part II: Pre-Operative Considerations Surgical Technique and Post operative Therapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Ellis ◽  
Helen Mckenna ◽  
Frank D Burke
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Surgical Technique ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Operative Therapy ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
Operative Management ◽  
Hand Therapy ◽  
Operative Care ◽  
Operative Complications ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel decompression has become one of the most common procedures in hand surgery. This second paper on carpal tunnel decompression describes the pre-operative management of patients undergoing surgery, the procedure and the immediate post-operative care. It outlines the possible interventions for the minority of patients with post-operative complications.

Outcomes of Hand Surgery

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 841-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. MACEY ◽  
F. D. BURKE ◽  
K. Abbott ◽  
N. J. Barton ◽  
E. Bradbury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
British Society ◽  
Patient Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Measure

The findings are presented of a conference on Outcomes of Hand Surgery organized by the audit committee of British Society for Surgery of the Hand in 1993. Measures of outcome in terms of movement, power, sensibility, pain, activities of daily living, complications and patient satisfaction are considered, and an example of a patient evaluation measure given as an appendix.

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