Primum non nocere (first do no harm), the ancient adage inferred in the Hippocratic oath is a
potent reminder of the risk and potential harm associated with the practice of medicine. 1 …

Anesthesia personnel may have traditionally thought of infection control as largely the
province of administrators or infection prevention nurses. However, it has been appreciated …

Este novo contexto de pandemia COVID-19, obrigou a uma reorganização dos recursos
humanos e materiais afetos à prestação de cuidados de saúde, para dar resposta à …

BACKGROUND: The spread of COVID-19 infection has led to high morbidity and mortality
rates worldwide. Nurses are the frontline health workers in handling COVID-19 infections, so …

Surgical site infections (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative adverse events after
total knee replacement (TKA). SSI is associated with increased length of stay, higher costs …

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to improve the knowledge base on
hand hygiene as it relates to the anesthesia profession and to improve the overall …

INTRODUCTION—Patients with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be at
increased risk of perioperative complications and may transmit the virus (severe acute …

Objectives This study aims to assess anesthesiology registrars' knowledge and compliance
with Hand hygiene strategies in the operation room and ICU in Sudan in 2022. Materials …

Anesthesiologists are on the frontline in the war against the global COVID-19 pandemic,
providing airway, ventilatory, and hemodynamic support to acute patients suffering from …

In US acute care hospitals, 3.2% of patients develop one or more health care-associated
infections (HAIs) resulting in increased patient morbidity, mortality, duration of …