This new study looks at the most effective ways to prevent surgical infections and complications.

Prevent-Plus, a progressive leader in the management and prevention of surgical site infections, presented the results of two recent studies using Preventogen for the prevention of infections: after ...

Surgical site infection can be prevented via institutional, preoperative, and intraoperative interventions for colorectal procedures.

The guideline recommends cleansing the surgical site with a chlorhexidine alcohol–based preparation in patients undergoing colorectal operation (strong based on moderate-quality evidence).

A surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis bundle at Banner Health has reduced surgical site infections, mortality, length of stay, and hospital readmissions.

How Banner Health's comprehensive surgical site infection prevention bundle led to a 32.8% decline in infection rates for some procedures.

Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.

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 ...