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Surgical Site Infection

Prehabilitation: Preventing Operative Complications in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Patients

April 5, 2023
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are just one of the many complications that may follow a surgical procedure. A study conducted from 2019-2020 found the rate of SSIs in Medicare and Premier populations...

Preventing Surgical Site Infections

September 27, 2019
By the WoundSource Editors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define a surgical site infection (SSI) as "an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the s...

Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

March 1, 2017
By Samantha Kuplicki MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN Identifying the presence of Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) is an important, basic skill for the wound specialist, and even more essent...

Steps for Preventing Cross-Contamination in Post-Operative Wound Care

September 30, 2020
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are wound infections that occur after invasive surgical procedures. Depending on the location of the wound and the level of post-operative care that the patient receive...

Surgical Site Infection: What Causes the Infection?

September 29, 2021
Although advances in surgical techniques and operating room technologies have made many surgical procedures more successful and have led to easier recovery for many patients, surgical site infections ...

Surgical Site Infections: Current Recommendations and Guidelines

December 8, 2017
By Samantha Kuplicki MSN, APRN-CNS, AGCNS-BC, CWS, CWCN, CFCN Great news! Data suggest that surgical site infection (SSI) incidence could be halved with implementation of evidence-based interventio...

Surgical Site Infections: Frequently Asked Questions

December 11, 2019
By Thomas E. Serena, MD, FACS Conceived in the operating theater and born in the home, surgical site infections (SSIs) reach maturity in the outpatient wound clinic. The woundologist, whether surgi...
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