The study of nearly 350,000 adults who were administered surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) before undergoing a major ...

Kimberly-Clark, as part of its healthcare-associated infections website, provides a free, downloadable surgical site infection cost of infection savings calculator. The calculator, in the form of a ...

• Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing surgery to fix the lower limb arteries (peripheral arterial reconstruction of the lower limb).

Are we overlooking a critical factor in surgical site infections (SSIs)? In the quest for sterile operating rooms and antibiotic prophylaxis, a groundbreaking study suggests we've missed a vital piece ...

Implanting a cardiac electronic device inside of an antibacterial envelope has been shown to reduce the risk of surgical site infections by 80 percent, according to research presented at the Heart ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical site infections, or SSIs, are among the most prevalent and pesky health care-associated infections.

Nebraska hospitals have the highest rate of colon surgery surgical site infections in the country, while hospitals in Wyoming have the lowest, CDC data shows. The CDC’s healthcare-associated ...

Kimberly-Clark, as part of its healthcare-associated infections website, provides a free, downloadable surgical site infection cost of infection savings calculator. The calculator, in the form of a ...