Experts from across healthcare disciplines began working in December on a new classification system for evaluating surgical site wounds.

The recommendations relate to the role of the anesthesiologist ... which have decreased the rate of surgical site infections ...

A higher cefazolin dose was not associated with decreased rates of surgical site infections among obese patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery, study data showed.

Surgical site infections can be prevented during pain relief procedures, anesthesiologists and pain physicians say.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection. That's equivalent to one in ...

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The off-site surgical centre across the street from Victoria Hospital is being expanded to triple its capacity, the province says. The Nazem Kadri surgical centre, named in honour of the NHL star ...

11 Ensure that the patient has instructions about monitoring for signs of infection, such as increased redness, temperature, pain, or purulent discharge. Treat any surgical wound infection as ...

SSIs are among the most prevalent healthcare-associated infections.(AP) A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that the Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) rate among three ...