THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 -- Globally, more than one in 10 patients develops a surgical-site infection after a gastrointestinal operation, a new study finds. Rates vary widely, with overuse of ...

The Efficacy of Risk Scores for Predicting Abdominal Wound Dehiscence A Case-Controlled Validation Study. Jakub Kenig ... Superficial wound infection: 21%: 10%: 0.053: Deep wound infection: 39%: 4 ...

Infection of the abdominal wound ensued. On admission to this hospital on December 9, the patient was running a septic type of temperature and complained of pain in the right inguinal region.

As summer heat rises, the risk of infection from Vibrio bacteria increases in this country as well—an infection can be fatal in the worst-case scenario, as two recent cases demonstrate. TRAVELBOOK ...

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race Saturday but ...