THE CASE FOR CONSISTENT USE OF MEDICAL EPONYMS BY ELIMINATING POSSESSIVE FORMS



Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis—Where Do We Stand?

Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) Bundle is the commonest preventable health care–associated infection among postoperative cases.Several guidelines are available for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) and other measures which prevent SSI.National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), India, has also provided a guideline for prevention

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Association between improvement of clinical signs and decrease of ventricular volume after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in dogs with internal hydrocephalus

Background One of the remaining questions in treating dogs with internal hydrocephalus is the association between the decrease of ventricular volume and re‐expansion of cerebral parenchyma with clinical improvement.Hypothesis A decrease in ventricular volume and re‐expansion of brain tissue occur after ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS).Clinic

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