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.

Sinusitis, or a sinus infection, can cause a stuffy or runny nose, a decreased sense of smell, and other symptoms. You can usually manage the symptoms at home with a decongestant. The sinuses are ...

Common types of HAI include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and so on (2). This ...

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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