1 Infection Control Programme ... 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland Surgical site infections (SSI) are only one part of all healthcare-associated infections among patients exposed to surgical procedures.

Surgical-site infections associated with bariatric surgery can be prevented with appropriate pre-operative measures including appropriate prophylactic antibiotics, adequate control of ...

At St. Luke’s, we care about the safety of all our patients, including our patients who require surgery. With all surgical ...

Surgery can save lives, but it also comes with risks. One persistent issue is surgical site infections (SSIs), which are a concern globally. A surgical site infection is a post-operative infection ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found a decreased incidence of surgical site infections being linked to wound closure with sutures containing ...

Switzerland's University Hospital Zurich undertakes independent research study on Steriwave for preoperative nasal ...

According to a new cohort study, surgical site infections (SSIs) occurred in 6.0% of liver transplant (LT) recipients and ...

announced the successful completion of enrollment in the SHIELD II phase 3 trial for D-PLEX100 for the prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing abdominal colorectal surgery. This ...

The study showed that patients who received presurgical Steriwave nasal photodisinfection had 78.8% fewer surgical site infections (SSIs) compared to the control group (p=0.021). The Steriwave nasal ...