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Kamal M.F. Itani
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 283
Citations - 15366
Kamal M.F. Itani is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hernia & Veterans Affairs. The author has an hindex of 56, co-authored 273 publications receiving 12769 citations. Previous affiliations of Kamal M.F. Itani include Boston University & Boston Medical Center.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017
Sandra I. Berríos-Torres,Craig A Umscheid,Dale W. Bratzler,Brian F Leas,Erin C. Stone,Rachel R. Kelz,Caroline E. Reinke,Sherry Morgan,Joseph S. Solomkin,John E. Mazuski,E. Patchen Dellinger,Kamal M.F. Itani,Elie F. Berbari,John Segreti,Javad Parvizi,Joan C. Blanchard,George Allen,Jan Kluytmans,Rodney M. Donlan,William P. Schecter +19 more
TL;DR: This guideline is intended to provide new and updated evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of SSI and should be incorporated into comprehensive surgical quality improvement programs to improve patient safety.
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Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis
Rabih O. Darouiche,Matthew J. Wall,Kamal M.F. Itani,Mary F. Otterson,Alexandra L.B. Webb,Matthew M. Carrick,Harold J. Miller,Samir S. Awad,Cynthia T. Crosby,Michael C. Mosier,Atef AlSharif,David H. Berger +11 more
TL;DR: Preoperative cleansing of the patient's skin with chlorhexidine-alcohol is superior to cleansing with povidone-iodine for preventing surgical-site infection after clean-contaminated surgery.
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American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society: Surgical Site Infection Guidelines, 2016 Update
Kristen A. Ban,Kristen A. Ban,Joseph P. Minei,Christine Laronga,Brian G. Harbrecht,Eric H. Jensen,Donald E. Fry,Kamal M.F. Itani,E. Patchen Dellinger,Clifford Y. Ko,Clifford Y. Ko,Therese M. Duane +11 more
TL;DR: This data indicates that pre-emptive surgery is a viable option for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis in women with pre-operative indications and this work’s results support this view.
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Linezolid versus Vancomycin in Treatment of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
John A. Weigelt,Kamal M.F. Itani,Dennis L. Stevens,William Lau,Matthew Dryden,Charles Knirsch +5 more
TL;DR: The results of this study demonstrate that linezolid therapy is well tolerated, equivalent to vancomycin in treating CSSTIs, and superior to vanxellicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the treatment ofCSSTIs due to MRSA.
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Multivariable predictors of postoperative surgical site infection after general and vascular surgery: results from the patient safety in surgery study.
Leigh Neumayer,Patrick Hosokawa,Kamal M.F. Itani,Kamal M.F. Itani,Kamal M.F. Itani,Mahmoud El-Tamer,William G. Henderson,Shukri F. Khuri,Shukri F. Khuri,Shukri F. Khuri +9 more
TL;DR: The SSI risk score is more accurate than the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance score in predictingSSI and Clinicians can use this score to predict their patient's risk of an SSI and implement appropriate prevention strategies.