PURPOSE OF REVIEW Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common healthcare-associated infection and complicates up to 10-20% of operations with considerable strain on healthcare resources. Apart from the widely adopted use of appropriate hair removal, antibiotic prophylaxis, avoidance of hypothermia and perioperative glycaemic control to reduce SSIs, this review has considered new research and syst...

results sixteen patients (66.7%) in antibiotic group and 20 patients (90.9%) in placebo group had post-operative swelling and pain. the average pain in the antibiotic and placebo groups were (31.04 + 26.29) and (37.73 + 23.69) respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant (p value = 0.37). one patient in each group had probing depth between 5 to 7 mm in six months after sur...

Abstract Introduction The efficacy of perioperative bundled interventions implemented at a multicenter level has been poorly studied. Methods A colorectal 6-element prevention bundle (antibiotic prophylaxis, oral antibiotic prophylaxis (OAP), mechanical bowel preparation (MBP), laparoscopy, normothermia, and wound retractor), introduced in 61 hospitals, was analysed. Surgical site infection (SS...