6 results

• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Fails To Lower Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Study

  January 29, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate negative pressure wound dressings are no more effective at preventing surgical site infections than standard wound care, going against centuries of medical assumptions.

• Risk of Surgical Site Infections Reduced By Wound Irrigation With Antiseptic Solutions: Study

  May 6, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that cleaning surgical wounds with antiseptic cleansers is more effective at preventing surgical site infections than antibiotics.

• Surgical Infections Linked To Problems Long Term, Increased Mortality: Study

  November 12, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  New research highlights the long-term risks linked to surgical infections, indicating that postoperative infections within the first 30 days after...

• Hospital Infections Are Declining, But More Focus is Still Needed On C. Diff, Pneumonia: CDC Researchers

  November 9, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that the rate of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. is declining, but warns more needs to be done to address pneumonia and C. diff infections.

• Gastrointestinal Surgery Infections Occur Among 12% of Patients Worldwide, Researchers Warn

  February 21, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that 12% of gastrointestinal surgeries worldwide result in surgical site infections, many of which are resistant to preoperative antibiotics.

• Surgical Site Infection Risk After Knee Implant Surgery Not Reduced by Cefazolin: Study

  January 3, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that cefazolin, frequently used to prevent surgical site infections, failed to perform significantly better than a saline placebo at preventing infections after orthopedic surgery below the knee.