ASRA Releases First-Ever Infection Control Guidelines

ASRA has released a comprehensive set of consensus practice guidelines dedicated to infection control for regional ...

APRIL 7, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Aims to Standardize Endoscopy Inspection

A novel artificial intelligence algorithm could help standardize and improve the evaluation of endoscope instrument ...

JUNE 3, 2024

Decolonization Program Reduces MDROs, Deaths and Care Costs

A strategy consisting of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment can reduce infections due to mMDROs, as well as ...

MAY 27, 2024

Upcoming ASRA Guidelines Address Infection Prevention in Regional Anesthesia

Anesthesiologists play a key role in preventing infectious complications associated with regional anesthesia and ...

MAY 20, 2024

Malpractice Claims for Necrotizing Infections Rare but Costly

Although necrotizing soft tissue infections may be rare, they nevertheless have led to many malpractice claims over ...

APRIL 22, 2024

Surgical Infections: Diagnostics for Intraabdominal Infection, Nasal Decolonization, Kidney Injury, and More

Articles in this column were selected and reviewed by the Scientific Studies Committee of the Surgical Infection ...

MARCH 4, 2024

Hospital Mattresses May Be Increasing The Risk for Infection

Nearly three-fourths of hospital beds and mattresses are damaged, placing patients at an increased risk for ...

JULY 17, 2023

Defining Precleaning Workflows Improves Safety, Saves Time

A step-by-step workflow for endoscope precleaning can be applied consistently for endoscopes in different ...

MAY 31, 2023

Expect Infectious Diseases to Skyrocket in the ICU

For decades, infectious diseases were not the leading cause of ICU admittance—only about 20% of cases were ...

APRIL 24, 2023

Forced-Air Warming Systems Linked to Increased Risk for Surgical Site Infections

Prewarming a patient prior to surgery has been shown to be important, but using a forced-air warming (FAW) system ...

JANUARY 30, 2023

Debating Duodenoscopes: Throw Them Out? Or Put Them in the Wash?

The potential for infection with reusable duodenoscopes has created an industry for disposable scopes, but some ...

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Hospital-Related Resistant Infections Grew 15% During Pandemic

Hospitalization-related resistant infections and deaths increased at least 15% in the first year of the COVID-19 ...

OCTOBER 17, 2022