Surgical site occurrences (SSOs) affect up to or over 25% of patients undergoing operative
procedures, with the subset of surgical site infections (SSIs) being the most common …

An estimated 285 million adults (aged 20-79 years) worldwide were diagnosed to have
diabetes mellitus (DM) in 2010, and this number is projected to grow to 439 million adults by …

The purpose of this update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) guidelines on
the pre-operative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac surgery is to present …

Fracture-related infection (FRI) remains a challenging complication that creates a heavy
burden for orthopaedic trauma patients, their families and treating physicians, as well as for …

Diabetes mellitus is an established risk factor for infections but evidence is conflicting to
what extent perioperative hyperglycemia, glycemic control and treatment around the time of …

Background: This prospective study was designed to evaluate the frequency of surgical site
infection in patients treated with foot and ankle surgery. Our hypothesis was that patients …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is reported to be a risk factor for surgical site infection
(SSI), which is a serious complication after spinal surgery. The effect of DM on SSI after …

Importance Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for many perioperative complications, including
surgical site infection (SSI). The duration of abstinence from smoking required to reduce this …

Background: The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the prevalence of heterotopic
ossification after surgery for fractures and fracture-dislocations involving the proximal aspect …

An increasing number of orthopedic operations are being carried out in an older population
in whom the prevalence of diabetes is dramatically increasing. People having surgery with …