Abstract Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols
for perioperative care have led to improvements in outcomes in numerous surgical areas …

Tissue adhesives can form appreciable adhesion with tissues and have found clinical use in
a variety of medical settings such as wound closure, surgical sealants, regenerative …

Abstract Objective The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought disruption to everyday life and
services, and emerging evidence suggests that those with eating disorders (EDs) are likely …

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

Background Surgical site infection rates in the month following clean surgery vary from
0.6%(knee prosthesis) to 5%(limb amputation). Due to the large number of clean surgical …

Background Preoperative skin antisepsis has the potential to decrease the risk of surgical-
site infection. However, evidence is limited to guide the choice of antiseptic agent at …

BACKGROUND: Spine surgery is complicated by an incidence of 1% to 9% of surgical site
infection (SSI). The most common organisms are gram-positive bacteria and are …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) have played a major role in the evolution of medical care
throughout history. Wound complications contributed significantly to the historical surgical …

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a frequent and challenging complication of surgery. SSI
accounts for greater than 20% of all health care–associated infections, rivaling pneumonia …

Infection at or near surgical incisions within 30 days of an operative procedure contributes
substantially to surgical morbidity and mortality each year. The prevention of surgical site …