Despite many advances in recent years, prevention of surgical-site infection (SSI) remains a major challenge. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is a key factor in preventing SSI; however, many ...

Are we overlooking a critical factor in surgical site infections (SSIs)? In the quest for sterile operating rooms and antibiotic prophylaxis, a groundbreaking study suggests we've missed a vital piece ...

All patients who underwent major operative procedures, except those with suspected allergies to chemotherapeutic agents were considered eligible for the study. A numbered vial containing 15 ml. of a ...

Endophthalmitis is a rare but devastating complication of cataract surgery that can lead to complete loss of vision. Care must be taken to address all risk factors for endophthalmitis in the ...

Surgical specialty — namely, cardiac and orthopedic procedures — and the perception of high MRSA prevalence in a facility were the main factors that influenced the prescribing of vancomycin as ...

Once-daily venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis with 10 mg of rivaroxaban for either 7 or 28 days after bariatric surgery was found to be effective and safe. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is known ...

Filamentous fungal infections are increasing in hematology patients, 1 due in largely to the use of more aggressive chemotherapy regimens, with longer periods of severe neutropenia, and the ...

The risk reductions suggested by studies examining the value of prophylactic surgery for the prevention of breast and ovarian cancer in high-risk women may be over- or underestimated because of ...

Hawn and colleagues contributed to the existing data in this field by undertaking a retrospective cohort study of prophylactic antibiotic timing for orthopedic, colorectal, vascular, and gynecologic ...