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

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

Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is a potential complication of surgical procedure. SSI after implant surgery is a disaster both for patients and surgeons. Although predictive tools for SSI ...

Non-elective vs elective THA. Which has a higher infection risk? You get three guesses, and the first two don’t count. New ...

Objective We aimed to describe the associations of age and sex with the risk of COVID-19 in different severity stages ranging from infection to death. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data ...

Hospital care has made incredible strides in the past century. Advances in technology, training, and infrastructure have ...

Spanish-speaking patients and people who do not speak fluent English are at greater risk for a wide range of health ...

PolyPid's D-PLEX100 met all key endpoints in a Phase 3 trial, showing a 38% drop in infection or death after colorectal surgery vs. standard care.

Current Issues in the Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infection - Part 2 Ansgar O. Aasen, Philip S. Barie, Eugen Faist, Henri R. Ford, Donald E. Fry, Toni Hau Disclosures ...

Here, we focused on validating the relationship between posthepatectomy and serum procalcitonin as short-term prognostic factors.Methods: Data from 52 patients who underwent hepatectomy (partial) due ...