For some patients undergoing surgery, the journey is just beginning after they leave the hospital. Surgical site infections are among the most common post-op complications, affecting 2% to 4% of ...

Few hospital-acquired infections are as antibiotic-resistant as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This opportunistic germ has earned a ...

Diabetes poses a serious threat to foot and ankle health, especially in Bexar County, where amputation rates are ...

Giving antibiotics to women within 24 hours of an obstetric tear during childbirth is associated with a reduced risk of ...

Wound infection, which is potentially avoidable, is a common, expensive complication of abdominal surgery; in this report, the overall infection rate was 20% (10/50 patients). This trial found that a ...

(Oct. 26, 2011) - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeons have found that a carefully-selected surgical care check list of 12 measures reduced Whipple procedure wound infections by nearly 50 ...

Current practice for clinicians trying to determine whether a patient’s wound is infected entails plating the bacteria and letting it incubate overnight, a process than can take 24 hours to complete.

If you have any injury with open skin, you need to take care of it to avoid infection. Keeping a wound clean, washing your hands before touching it, and following any instructions from your doctor ...

Mayo Clinic launch surgical AI to detect surgical site infections and improve postoperative care across specialties with Johnson & Johnson funding.

A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed. A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of ...

These facts are in keeping with the general impression gained from the current medical literature and recent meetings — namely, that the number of patients with malignant forms of staphylococcal ...