New research highlights the long-term risks linked to surgical infections, indicating that postoperative infections within the first 30 days after a procedure is significantly associated with additional infection problems and increased mortality over the next year.…
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.…
A new study warns that 12% of gastrointestinal surgeries worldwide result in surgical site infections, many of which are resistant to preoperative antibiotics.…
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.…
