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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 ...

The following article specifically delves into ovary removal surgery as it relates to cisgender women.  Some people might assume that, when you have your uterus removed via hysterectomy, the surgeon ...

Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). However, there is a lack of data available about SSI in children worldwide, especially ...

AHRQ in the Professional Literature. AHRQ Releases Toolkit To Prevent MRSA and Hospital Surgical Site Infections AHRQ’s new toolkit can help tackle methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ...

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) has updated its recommendations for the control of surgical site infections (SSIs) in the context of surgical ...

PolyPid Ltd., a late-stage biopharma company aiming to improve surgical outcomes, announced the successful completion of enrollment in the SHIELD II phase 3 trial for D-PLEX100 for the prevention of ...

PolyPid’s lead product candidate D-PLEX 100 is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the prevention of abdominal colorectal surgical site infections. In addition, the Company is currently in preclinical ...

Credit: Getty Images The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has updated its recommendations for control of surgical site infections in the course of regional anesthesia and ...

Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a significant concern in colorectal surgery, impacting patient outcomes and healthcare costs. Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) and antibiotic ...