A bundle of protocols including patient education, skin prep, and glove changes reduced infections at a large US surgical ...

In the U.S., one in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and about half of them will have mastectomies. Many ...

Genetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient's skin. Ruben Bonilla Gonzalo/Moment via Getty Images Our newly published ...

In the U.S., one in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, and about half of them will have mastectomies. Many of those women opt to have their breasts surgically reconstructed, most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Needing to keep surgical wounds dry for 24 to 72 hours postoperatively interferes with hygiene and daily life.

Leah Jay — an Australian content creator living in Austin, Texas — had to have surgery to remove a “large bacterial growth” ...

Credit: Getty Images Preventing sepsis after surgery should include screening before the surgery, close monitoring after surgery, and teaching patients how to recognize the signs of sepsis. Our ...

Patients who participated in an intensive lifestyle medicine program before total hip and knee arthroplasty had reduced infection risk and less pain 90 days after surgery compared with those who did ...

One in 5 older adults develop infections up to six months after heart surgery, and women are more likely to experience infections. Black people experience higher rates of infections compared to white ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For Mary-Beth Molitor, it's a longed-for walk on the beach. For Rick Stimac, it's simply a matter of adjusting mentally and physically to the new life he's been handed. That's what ...

Collaborators at WashU Medicine developed a tool to detect infections early among patients who have had breast reconstruction after cancer, potentially allowing for preemptive treatment that preserves ...