Should topical antibiotics be used to prevent surgical wound infections? The authors of a study published in the British Journal of Surgery [1] carefully reviewed all available publications focusing ...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common complications following surgery, occurring in 2-4% of patients undergoing inpatient surgical procedures. Though often treatable, SSIs, which ...

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An extensive meta analysis including data from more than 22,000 patients has demonstrated the benefits of implanting antibiotic-laced sponges into the chest to prevent sternal wound infections ...

February 23, 2009 — Using either cefazolin alone before surgical incision or an extended-spectrum regimen after cord clamp may reduce postcesarean maternal infection, according to the results of a ...

The postoperative care initiative at a California-based children's hospital has 11 elements. A new approach to cardiac surgery postoperative care at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford slashed ...

Title: Effect of changing urine testing orderables and clinician order sets on inpatient urine culture testing: Analysis from a large academic medical center Conclusions: Changes to standard urine ...

The enigma emerged in the form of some greenish-white pus, swabbed from the wound of a patient not long after surgery. On Dec. 13th, 2012, surgeons at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics had ...

Two Arkansas residents and four Utahans are among a cluster of American patients who traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, for an invasive surgical procedure only to return with an antibiotic-resistant ...