Infection control and prevention is especially difficult for orthopedic surgeons because they are often implanting artificial devices into the patient. “If patients develop an infection, it could mean ...

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 ...

The FDA is warning healthcare providers of a potential infection risk linked to heater-cooler devices used during cardiothoracic surgery. The agency received three reports of patients from one ...

Incidence of surgical site infections declined at multiple hospitals across six states by 32.8% for some procedures after Phoenix-based Banner Health introduced a comprehensive surgical site infection ...

A novel surgical implant developed by Washington State University researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and ...

A post-surgery wound needs to be tended with care, as it can lead to infections. A laparoscopic surgeon shares his insights ...

A similar story can surface in surgical settings, where dropped objects are surprisingly common. But a new randomized study ...

A study evaluates disinfectants for decontaminating dropped implants in surgery, highlighting risks and the efficacy of CHG ...

COVID-19 infection in the 60 days prior to surgery was not associated with risk of adverse postoperative outcomes, a cohort study among veterans showed. Of more than 29,000 veterans who underwent ...

Oral surgery patients with penicillin allergies who take a certain kind of antibiotic as perioperative prophylaxis face a greater risk of developing surgical site infections, according to a study ...