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 ...

The following data items were extracted from the studies: authors, publication date, source of study population, study period, sample size, sex distribution, incidence rate of postoperative surgical ...

Doctor Barie: Let's talk about some of the complexities of surgical site infection (SSI ... a low baseline incidence of infection to begin with, meaning that sample sizes need to be huge.

Two weeks later he reports night sweats and pain around the surgical site. George is a 54-year-old ... types based on risk for postoperative wound infection: clean, clean-contaminated ...

Often, evolving infection may present with post-surgical erythema that progresses to surgical site infection. This may have worsening redness with swelling, disproportionate pain with movement ...

Surgical site infections are one of the top causes of ... including the small sample size and that the trial was conducted at only one institution. Additionally, the analysis is based on ...

today announced the successful completion of enrollment in the SHIELD II Phase 3 trial for D-PLEX 100 for the prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing abdominal colorectal ...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a significant challenge in healthcare, ranking as one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). These infections not only adversely ...

Credit: Getty Images The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons outlines guidance on preventing surgical site infections during colorectal operations. The American Society of Colon and ...

Study Results: Of the 285 arthroplasties performed during the study, only one surgical site infection occurred, resulting in an SSI incidence of 0.0035%. MetaMatrix™ is a non-hydrolyzed 100% ...