Osteomyelitis remains one of the greatest risks in orthopaedic surgery. Although many
organisms are linked to skeletal infections, Staphylococcus aureus remains the most …

Periprosthetic joint infections are a devastating complication after arthroplasty and are
associated with substantial patient morbidity. More than 25% of revisions are attributed to …

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is unequivocally morbid and costly. The estimated
300,000 SSIs annually in the United States represent the second most common infection …

Objectives: Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve, and aortic
procedures, is among the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States …

Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Heart transplantation
(HT) is a life-saving procedure for patients with advanced heart failure, but availability is …

The current healthcare quality improvement infrastructure is a product of a century long
experience of cumulative efforts. It began with an acknowledgement of the role of quality in …

Importance The use of perioperative, prophylactic, intravenous antibiotics is standard
practice to reduce the risk of surgical site infection after oncologic resection and complex …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are probably the most preventable of the health care‐
associated infections. Despite the widespread international introduction of level I evidence …

Importance Surgical site infection (SSI) represents the second most common cause of
hospital-acquired infection and the most common type of infection in patients undergoing …

Background Despite international data indicating that Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
(ERAS) programs, which combine evidence-based perioperative strategies, expedite …