Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Genetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient's skin.

Surgeon volume may not impact infection risk in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.“Surgeon volume at our institution was not predictive of ...

Surgical Outcomes Information Exchange recently completed a survey of their ASC members, looking at post-operative surgical site infections. Jennifer Green, vice president of network development for ...

Maintaining good infection control policies and processes is important for orthopedic surgeons, especially as Medicare and private insurance companies move toward a pay-for-performance model of ...

Infections at the incision site occurred in more than 5 percent of patients following breast surgery and cost them more than $4,000 each in hospital-related expenses, according to a new article.

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 ...

The World Health Organization on Nov. 3 released new guidelines for preventing surgical site infections, saying that people who are preparing for surgery always should have a bath or shower but not be ...

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A new consensus statement from the broadly representative Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health emphasizes comprehensive teamwork, communication, and standardization, using checklists and order ...