1 Infection Control Programme ... arthroscopies yield the lowest risk (0.1–0.2%). Established measures in SSI prevention are surgical hand preparation and antibiotic prophylaxis.

Surgical-site infections associated with bariatric surgery can be prevented with appropriate pre-operative measures including appropriate prophylactic antibiotics, adequate control of ...

A study by ICMR shows higher rates of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in three major hospitals in India compared to high-income countries. The study analyzed 3,020 patients, finding a 5.2% SSI ...

The Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) rate among three major hospitals in India was found to be higher than in many high-income countries, an ICMR study has revealed. The study was conducted in a cohort ...

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world ...

The symptoms of HMPV are similar to those of flu and other respiratory infections ... three days without improvement. How to Prevent HMPV? Preventive measures for HMPV are similar to those ...

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 ...

Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by identifying high-risk patients and surgical risk factors. Sound change during broaching is key to know when to stop. KOLOA ...

A surgical tool that cuts and sears flesh generates toxic smoke. SC nurses are pushing to get rid of it in the OR.. A ...

PESHAWAR: Health department has selected 20 hospitals for assessment by National Institute of Health Islamabad before implementation of infection control and prevention strategy in line with the ...

SteraMist and other effective disinfection solutions can alleviate the effect of the mpox outbreak and defend public health.

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital have discovered that T cells-white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens-can completely prevent viral infection ...