The poster includes the headline “CATS Decrease Surgical Site Infections,” along with an explanation of the acronym and an image of a cat. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this ...

Objectives: Screening and decolonization for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is routinely performed prior to surgery in many centers, however limited data describe the contribution ...

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 ...

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

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

MPM Medical, a leader in advanced wound care and surgical solutions, is hosting an exclusive webinar to explore the latest advancements in surgical site infection (SSI) prevention. The event will ...

Infections that happen at or near the surgical site are referred to as surgical site infections. You can have a superficial surgical site infection in the skin. It can also be a more serious ...

Arlington, Va., March 30, 2023 – Findings from an analysis of more than 66,000 abdominal hysterectomies performed in New York hospitals reveal key risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs ...

New report from PESG Research brand covers PolyPid*, which is tackleing the $10 billion dollar a year surgeical site infections cost with its innovative PLEX technologyNew York, May 30, 2025 ...

A large multicenter clinical trial found that an antiseptic containing iodine resulted in about one-quarter fewer post-surgical infections in patients with limb fractures compared to another ...

A reduction of 78.8% in surgical site infections in patients undergoing spine surgery was presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society by researchers from the ...