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A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that happens where you had surgery. SSIs happen in 2% to 4% of people who have surgery while in the hospital, says the Agency for Healthcare Research ...

A lack of consensus for the term “immunocompromised” suggests that studies demonstrating the effectiveness of infection prevention in surgical patients at a high risk of wound infection may have ...

A simple item found in almost every medicine cabinet -- a cotton swab -- may be a key tool in the fight against post-surgical wound infections. A simple item found in almost every medicine cabinet -- ...

The complaints were filed this summer. They offer more insight into what plaintiffs allege was happening at Parkwest Surgery ...

Until eight months ago, it was believed at this hospital that these problems were limited to metropolitan areas and large hospitals, for only 7 infections had been encountered as complications in 1740 ...

Another system for evaluating wound infection is based on the need for additional treatment; the presence of serous discharge, erythema, purulent exudate, and separation of the deep tissues; the ...