HSS Study Finds Infection Rates at a High-Volume Academic Orthopedic Center After Total Knee Arthroplasty are Low Regardless of Individual Surgeon Volume

A retrospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators found that infection rates at a high-volume academic orthopedic center following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are uniformly ...
Infectious Disease Advisor

Updated Recommendations Released for Prevention of Hospital-Onset UTIs

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.
Medscape

Hospital-Treated Infections Linked to Decade-Long Increase in IBD Risk

Severe infections requiring hospitalization are associated with a markedly increased long-term IBD risk, with immune-related ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Hospital mortality, infection rates improve despite rising acuity: 3 findings

Even as patient acuity climbed over the last several years, hospitals posted notable gains in mortality and reductions in two major hospital-acquired infections, a new Vizient report found. The Jan.
PBS

Hospital Infections More Likely to Lead to Deaths, Study Says

The federal government estimates that approximately 100,000 Americans die each year after acquiring one or more infections during their hospital stays. A new study reveals the roots of this problem, ...