The committee noted considerable evidence to show the effectiveness of PICO in reducing rates of surgical site infections (18 studies) and seromas (7 studies). The company did meta-analyses using a ...

What starts out as a small problem after surgery can sometimes lead to an infection that can get out of control and, in many cases, prove to be deadly. In the U.S., infections cost about 25 million ...

Obesity has assumed epidemic proportions today. To overcome this problem, many morbidly obese people resort to gastric bypass surgery. This procedure is also recommended by doctors to avoid many ...

A two-year study with the aim of preventing sternal wound infections highlights SurgiClear as a key component of the infection prevention bundle used to significantly reduce infection rates Describing ...

Bypass Surgery: Gastric bypass surgery continues to grow in popularity for the treatment of obesity despite costs, recovery time and the risk of surgical complications. Gastric bypass will result in a ...

A post-surgery wound needs to be tended with care, as it can lead to infections. A laparoscopic surgeon shares his insights ...

A revolutionary type of wound dressing could reduce scars caused by surgery. The dressing, made from a form of silicone, is stretched over the wound and left in place for up to eight weeks. It works ...

The use of sterile paraffin (Lacri-Lube) or mupirocin (Bactroban) ointment on surgical wounds was evaluated in a randomized trial and compared with no ointment (Br J Surg. 2006;93:937-943). Patients ...

Of the 31 studies that provided evidence relevant to the decision problem, 15 were randomised controlled trials and 16 were non-randomised comparative observational studies. The 15 randomised ...