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Surgical Site Infections

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    Hospital safety program curbs surgical site infections

    May 25, 2018

    An AHRQ-designed program significantly reduced SSIs and improved safety culture in Hawaiian hospitals.

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    ESBL-B before colorectal surgery ups risk of surgical site infection

    May 17, 2018

    MADRID – ESBL-B appears to be a factor in infection after colorectal surgery.

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    ESBL-resistant bacteria spread in hospital despite strict contact precautions

    May 14, 2018

    Adherence to strict contact isolation and hand hygiene is never 100% in a real-life scenario.

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    Prehospital antibiotics improved some aspects of sepsis care

    March 7, 2018

    SAN ANTONIO – EMS personnel in the Netherlands received training that resulted in them being able to recognize sepsis more quickly.

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    Preoperative penicillin allergy tests could decrease SSI

    February 27, 2018

    Patients who report penicillin allergies are at higher risk for surgical site infections.

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    Reported penicillin allergies hike inpatient costs

    February 8, 2018

    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

    January 24, 2018

    Several factors were predictive of mortality risk in hospitalized patients with multidrug resistant Gram-negative infections.

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    Some measures to control HAI sound better than they perform

    November 1, 2017

    SAN DIEGO – A panel at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress weighed in on the value of a variety or measures available to control hospital-acquired infections.

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