Surgical Site Infections
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Defining incisional hernia risk in IBD surgery
A large study of IBD patients looked at the factors driving postop incisional hernia.
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Postcesarean SSI rate declines with care bundle*
DALLAS – A task force at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, developed the care bundle from colorectal surgery literature about SSI prevention....
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Morbid, super obesity raises laparoscopic VHR risk
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Laparoscopic hernia repair is riskier in patients with BMI over 40 kg/m2.
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No link found between OR skullcaps and infection
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – OR skullcap may have been given a bad rap.
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Reported penicillin allergies hike inpatient costs
Extra inpatient costs may top $4,000, though confirmatory testing doesn’t confirm most reported allergies.
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Predicting MDR Gram-negative infection mortality risk
Several factors were predictive of mortality risk in hospitalized patients with multidrug resistant Gram-negative infections.
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Clinical Trial: The Checklist to Prevent MRSA Surgical Site Infections
The VA has developed a new checklist which will be tested in hopes of reducing MRSA surgical site infections.
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MSQC quality recommendations improve SSI in colectomy patients
Bundled care measures inspired by the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative could significantly decrease surgical site infections.
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Gastrointestinal complications are a key risk factor for death after AEF repair
The presence of gastrointestinal complications increased the risk of mortality for AEF repair more than threefold.
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Potential postthyroidectomy quality improvement metrics arise from study
An analysis of U.S. thyroidectomies suggests incidence of hypocalcemia and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury might serve as good quality...
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Single-port laparoscopy has few complications but BMI matters
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Single-port laparoscopy has the potential to decrease surgical complications but obese patients have higher risks.