Background Surgical complications represent a significant cause of morbidity and mortality with the rate of major complications after inpatient surgery estimated at 3–17% in industrialised countries.

The risk for surgical site infection following hip arthroplasty was associated with male sex, BMI, operation time, diabetes, heart disease, and ASA class.

As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.

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212-915-2578 [email protected] 1 ASEPSIS is an acronym of wound assessment and treatment parameters, which provides a numerical score during an inspection of the surgical site.

Early postoperative levels of IL-6 and CRP are independently associated with infection risk after pulmonary cancer surgery.

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Significantly Improved Infection Control: MolecuLight-guided treatment increased the likelihood of white blood cell counts returning to normal within 7 days by 26-fold (72.7% vs. 9.1%) and C ...