RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New clinical evidence demonstrates the value of Applied Medical’s Alexis wound protector/retractor in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) procedures, also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The surgical site infection rate was 10.9% with the wound protector vs. 20.5% with conventional gauze. There was ...

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent. A meta-analysis study recently ...

A study, published in Surgical Endoscopy, examined the effectiveness of wound protectors in preventing surgical site infections. Researchers reviewed 12 randomized controlled trials from 1946 to 2016 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of dual-ring wound protectors during lower gastrointestinal surgery was associated with a reduced risk ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Prescient Surgical, Inc., a medical device innovator dedicated to developing advanced tools and technologies to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs ...

Alexis O Wound Protector/Retractor (Applied Medical). Alexis wound protractor/retractors provide 360 degrees of circumferential, atraumatic retraction. The protractor/retractors maintain moisture at ...

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 to 25 percent. A meta-analysis study published ...

Do wound protectors reduce the risk for surgical-site infection (SSI)? The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 347 studies, focusing on 6 randomized trials from 1984 to 2010 that included a total of ...

Following abdominal surgery, surgical site infections (SSIs) are a common complication. The effectiveness of wound edge protectors in preventing SSI remains uncertain. To determine the clinical ...

A surgical wound is a cut or incision in the skin that is usually made by a scalpel during surgery. A surgical wound can also be the result of a drain placed during surgery. Surgical wounds vary ...