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

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.

• Antibiotics seem to reduce surgical site infections in people undergoing aortic or aortoiliac surgery. • Other interventions assessed appear to make little or no difference in reducing the incidence ...

Surgical site infection – a European perspective of incidence and economic burden. Int Wound J 2004;1:247-73.] 6. World Health Organization Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to ...

When receiving a lung transplant, one of the most important complications to look out for is chronic lung allograft dysfunction, known as CLAD. Preventing this complication for those who receive a ...

Regional Medical Center is notifying patients about a potential risk of infection transmission due to a former employee’s improper syringe use. An investigation by the health system, FDA and other ...

Environmental surfaces and health care personnel hands may serve as "reservoirs" for infectious disease transmission between patients.

The total costs to care for adult patients with heart failure will increase to $142 billion annually by 2050, according to a scientific statement published April 16 by the American Heart Association ...