Cefazolin is the preferred agent for surgical prophylaxis in bariatric procedures above or including the duodenum, while cefoxitin or cefazolin in combination with metronidazole should be used for ...

The Medical Protection Society says lessons can be learned from the case of a patient given an incorrect risk score for ...

A kidney transplant patient has died in Ohio after receiving an organ infected with rabies.

Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients ...

A reduction of 78.8% in surgical site infections in patients undergoing spine surgery was presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society by researchers from the ...

A data-focused 7-year pilot program at the National University Hospital has observed improvement in clinical indicators, ...

Hemophilia is a rare, inherited disease that causes blood to not clot as it should and can cause spontaneous bleeding. Learn how this affects your prognosis.

The COVID pandemic could be a cause, but perhaps not the only reason, for the changes from 2018 to 2022. Only time will tell.

WHEN Greg Hutton went to his dentist to have a tooth removed, he never imagined that it could nearly end his life – not once, ...

prophylaxis, a combination of medications and other methods used to prevent blood clots from forming in the veins. The medication is provided to patients who have had surgery or have been on bed ...

Houston Methodist re-evaluates penicillin allergies through an adapted screening tool that nurses can use at the bedside. The cross-specialties collaboration in a major academic medical center ...