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A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can detect surgical site infections (SSIs) with high accuracy from patient-submitted postoperative wound photos, potentially transforming ...
Jul 7, 2025
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A new AI model will soon be able to predict the risk of infection in postoperative patients. This will allow health care providers to take preventive measures and detect complications at an earlier stage. The LUMC will use ...
May 13, 2025
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Patients attending first referral hospitals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) receive surgical care that is just as safe and effective as that provided by higher level referral centers, reveals a new study in BMJ ...
Nov 19, 2024
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A paper in the British Journal of Surgery shows that nursing shortages result in longer hospital stays and worse patient outcomes, including higher mortality. The paper is titled "Associations between outcomes for surgical ...
Sep 24, 2024
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For patients undergoing open or laparoscopic resection of the small bowel or strictureplasty for Crohn disease (CD), small bowel resection is associated with the longest length of stay and increased odds of postoperative ...
Aug 3, 2024
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In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a four-year period, reducing infections and creating opportunities ...
Jun 4, 2024
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The bacteria in our gut are believed to be involved in cancer of the large bowel. Exposure to antibiotics, which can affect gut bacteria, might do the same, according to a recent thesis from Umeå University.
Mar 19, 2024
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Surgeons who routinely change surgical gloves and instruments are incurring similar costs to those using the same equipment, a new study has found.
Feb 14, 2024
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Hospital-acquired adverse events are increased in association with private equity acquisition of hospitals, according to a study published in the Dec. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Jan 1, 2024
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It's a worst-case scenario in health care: A patient undergoes life-saving surgery and is sent home to recover, only to return to hospital later with a surgical site infection.
Sep 8, 2023
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