Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have become more common as medical care has
grown more complex and patients have become more complicated. HAIs are associated …

Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar up to March
2015 using the MeSH headings “Sternal Wound Infections-Prevention and …

Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal
infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and …

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). This work represents an update to …

Background: Infection of implanted medical devices has catastrophic consequences. For
cardiac rhythm devices, pre-procedural cefazolin is standard prophylaxis but does not …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

To clarify whether apoptosis is involved in the injury processes induced by autoantibody
against cardiac β1-adrenoceptor, we investigated the biological and apoptotic effects of …

Background Although surgical site infections (SSIs) are known to be associated with
increased length of stay (LOS) and additional cost, their impact on the profitability of surgical …

Background. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) has provided simple risk
adjustment of surgical site infection (SSI) rates to participating hospitals to facilitate quality …

Background Few larger studies have estimated the incidence of incisional hernia (IH) after
abdominal surgery. Methods Patients who had abdominal surgery between November 2009 …