Surgical Site Infection Guidelines- American College of Surgeons and Surgical Infection Society supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jan 2017 12:15 PM ISTA Loyola Medicine surgeon is first author of new guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of surgical site infections, which affect as...
Preventing surgical site infections: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines 2017 Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 July 2017 4:59 PM ISTThe human and financial costs of treating surgical site infections (SSIs) are increasing. It is estimated that approximately half of SSIs are deemed...
Reported penicillin allergy increases the risk of surgical site infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTA study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators found that surgical patients believed to be allergic to penicillin were significantly...
Prophylactic antibiotics before low-risk operations also prevent surgical site infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTSurgical patients who receive antibiotics before certain types of low-risk operations are not at an increased risk for antibiotic-resistant infections...
Cloth caps more effective than disposable caps at preventing contamination in OTs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTSurgeon's skullcaps and bouffant caps evaluated in environmental tests during mock operations, with cloth skullcaps showing minimal airborne...
Prevention of surgical site infections: APSIC guidelines Hina Zahid31 Dec 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) has released APSIC Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in 2018. This...
Infected medical devices main source of Antibiotic resistance-CDC report Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Nov 2019 8:10 PM ISTInfections related to medical devices are a key source of antibiotic resistance than infections associated with surgical procedures. USA: According to...
Surgical site infections prevention and treatment: NICE 2019 Guidelines Hina Zahid26 July 2019 7:00 PM ISTNICE 2019 released guidelines on prevention and treatment of Surgical site infections. This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site...
ICMR Antimicrobial guidelines for prophylaxis and treatment of Surgical Site Infections supriya kashyap kashyap7 March 2017 1:11 PM ISTSurgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common health care associated infections (HCAIs) and represent a substantial cause of morbidity...
