Oregon hospitals fall short of national safety goals to prevent some infections, state data shows

Oregon hospitals recorded nearly 1,000 infections that patients picked up while receiving care in 2024, resulting in ...
Medscape

Infections in 346 Consecutive Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures

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

4 cosmetic procedures linked to infectious outbreaks

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 ...
Newsweek

Americans Die From Fungal Infection During Medical Procedures in Mexico

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 ...
KTVZ

OHA says Oregon hospitals fall short in meeting national standards for preventing some health care-associated infection measures

According to new data from the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon hospitals made gains in lowering the number of health care-associated infections among hospitalized patients and meeting some federal ...
KOIN Portland on MSN

Oregon hospitals fall short for infection prevention, OHA says

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...
Healio

Revision procedures, younger patients had higher infection risk after ACL reconstruction

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 ...
Becker's ASC

Study: New Protocol Nearly Eliminates Infection in Spinal Surgery Patients

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

How Banner Health reduced surgical site infections by 32% for some procedures

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 ...
Reuters

Studies fault hospital procedures in infections

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 ...
kristv

Fungal infections following surgical procedures in Matamoros Mexico

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 ...