Background: Postoperative infections, as related to risk factors, in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures have been studied infrequently. Conclusions: This ...

Americans have died from a fungal infection caught during medical procedures in Mexico, a study reports. Over a dozen patients who traveled to Mexican clinics for treatment came down with the mold ...

The number of complaints from patients who are harmed by complications when undergoing cosmetic procedures has increased in recent years. Complaints have ranged from harm done to patients to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed revision procedures and younger patients had a higher incidence of infection after ACL ...

State health officials are warning United States residents traveling to the south of the border to Matamoros, Mexico, for cosmetic surgeries due to fungal infections. According to the Texas Department ...

Researchers presented data at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons revealing a new anti-infection protocol that includes using alcohol foam in preprep, multiple drains ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hospital practices are more to blame than how sick a person is for infections acquired by hospital patients, researchers reported on Monday, urging medical centers to do more to ...

Incidence of surgical site infections declined at multiple hospitals across six states by 32.8% for some procedures after Phoenix-based Banner Health introduced a comprehensive surgical site infection ...

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, ...

Ultrasound procedures are an indispensable part of modern diagnostic and interventional medicine. However, ensuring rigorous infection control remains a critical concern, given the potential for cross ...

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...

This study was carried out as part of a permanent infection surveillance program at the Center for Thoracic Surgery of the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, between October 1996 and June 2002.