Global Health experts pave the way for safer surgery

Changing gloves and instruments before closing wounds, could reduce infections and provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world, NIHR-funded research finds. Research led by surgical care experts found as many as one in eight infections could be prevented, by routinely switching gloves and instruments during abdominal wound closures.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news